Comments on: Do You Need Medical Evacuation Insurance?

By: Gerald Lane Young

Gerald Lane Young — Sat, 22 May 2021 16:53:21 +0000

In reply to NomadicMatt. I'm a 72 year old male dual citizen of Australia and America and I'm in the Philippines with no heel insurance for hospital. Can you give me any advice to cover myself if needed.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 18:55:27 +0000

In reply to Kristin. Regular travel insurance might cover you but call MedJet. They still might have something for your needs.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:35:51 +0000

Matt,

Thank you for the useful information and Medjet looks like a great option for when I was long-term traveling. However, I’m preparing for a two week trip to Belize and looking for short-term medical evacuation and repatriation coverage back to the US? Do you have any suggestions?

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 22:12:23 +0000

In reply to Heath D. Safety Wing, World Nomads, and Allianz cover medical! World Nomads is my favorite.

By: Heath D

Heath D — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 21:22:22 +0000

Hi,
I’m looking into booking a trip to Turks & Caicos Nov. 2020. With the COVID requirements the country has, travelers are required to have insurance that covers COVID medical costs, full hospitalization, Rx, and air ambulance. Would MEDJET cover these requirements, or do they mostly specialize in evacuation and transportation? Thanks.

By: Frosty

Frosty — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:22:20 +0000

Hi Matt! You might want to mention in the article that MedJet only covers residents of the USA, Canada and Mexico (source: MedJet correspondence received today). For people resident elsewhere it looks like Ripcord is an option, I’m sure there are others but I’m still researching.

Also as a general comment, I decided to get MedEvac insurance because a friend had a random but quite bad accident in Central America a few years ago and — without MedEvac — had it dealt with locally, and then later in the US they had to re-do the surgery multiple times, with all that implies. Seems like a “membership” is a worthwhile insurance if you can possibly afford it, and it seems like they run about 350 per year so if you travel more than once it’s a pretty good deal.

Great website!

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 15:29:02 +0000

We considered World Nomads but as we are traveling on a sailboat their policies don’t work for us. The minute you are more than 52 miles from a port the policy is null and void.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 20:12:50 +0000

Hi Matt,
We are planning to live overseas in a few years (we’re from LA) and are debating Medjet and World Nomad plans. Should we get both plans? or one or the other? Would it be best to just get the ‘all inclusive’ Medjet plan to cover everything?
For reference, we are 37-40, no kids, no pre-existing conditions.

Thanks!

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:50:42 +0000

In reply to David Hunter Bishop.

In Colombia? Yes, I was.

But the difference is between coverage levels and exclusions. MedJet covers more with higher limits, no pre-existing conditions, and less paperwork. Travel insurance companies (all of them) typically are a litter stricter on what they allow. It’s all in the policies no one ever reads lol The Planet D recently used this and their post is pretty insightful: https://theplanetd.com/medical-evacuation-insurance/

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:45:54 +0000

In reply to Tony Page. Every country has different insurance laws and every credit card has different insurance limits so it's all about what works best for you and where you are from! Nothing is ever universal!