Medical care in other countries is much cheaper( ER visit in Nassau $30??), but med evac planes are ~$5000. Lee Haefele ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosalie B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Medical insurance
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:42:27 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: > >>I am a US resident, and will be covered under Medicare and a supplimental >>plan. Does anyone have any experience receiving medical attention outside >>the US and getting payment from Medicare and a supplimental plan? Is one >>plan differnet than another in this regard? >> > Medicare will pay NOTHING for any medical expenses outside the US. > Absolutely nothing - zip, zero, nada. > > I am sure that there are differences in supplemental insurance plans > in this regard. We are covered through Tricare for Life which is > insurance through the military because Bob is retired military. When > he had a heart attack in the Bahamas, they picked up between 50 and > 80% of the expenses in the Bahamas (ER, ICU, cardiologist, and > med-evac plane). I paid on my credit cards and then got reimbursed > 6-8 months later. > > I understand there is travel insurance that you can get now that > covers you even if you aren't on a scheduled carrier, but I suspect > that it would be prohibitively expensive. > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.2.0/1495 - Release Date: 6/10/2008 > 5:11 PM > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
