tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533897.post111523740503509892..comments2023-12-22T09:29:45.273-05:00Comments on InsureBlog: And Then Sometimes This Business is Fun…H G Sternhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024546809016528222noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533897.post-1115254375754100772005-05-04T20:52:00.000-04:002005-05-04T20:52:00.000-04:00This really is an "untapped" market in my opinion....This really is an "untapped" market in my opinion. Many people who travel on mission trips, pleasure or business just <I>assume</I> their health coverage travels with them, and it may. But even then there are limitations to what their U.S. plan covers.<BR/><BR/>In addition to the things you mention, such as med evac & repatriation there is another little known feature of these plans that can be helpful, even if you dont have a crisis that requires sending you back home (or a loved one to you).<BR/><BR/>Most (perhaps all?) international med plans cover the cost of <B>translating medical records</B>. So, let's say you become ill or injured in a foreign land. Nothing major, but does require a trip to the ER and maybe an overnight stay. If you want your treatment covered by your HMO back home, someone needs to review your medical records.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to fluid borders we now have ATM's that communicate with us in a choice of languages, but that may not include Cantonese, Portugese or Farsi. SOMEONE is going to have to pay for translating medical records. If you dont have an international plan, that money will come out of your pocket.<BR/><BR/>Carry on . . .Bob Vineyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797362875340794937noreply@blogger.com