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Cancer and travel health insurance: What coverage do you get?
Cancer | Last Active: Oct 20 9:55pm | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
I was terrified about travelling to Europe for two weeks last June (my first overseas trip since 2019, before the Pandemic).
What if I'm tired all the time? What if there's an airline stoppage and I run out of cancer meds? What if they confiscate my meds at airport security? What if I need urgent medical care? What if I'm in extreme pain sitting in an economy airplane seat for 8 hours? What if my bladder-control problems come back and the seatbelt sign is on?
None of that happened. It was wonderful. Now you could barely hold me back from taking my next trip.
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Good for you!
I went to Italy in 2023...and I got travel insurance which covered me medically. I have lung cancer so did not want to be stuck there. My BCBS Medigap policy would hav covered 80% of emergency care, but I put out $400 to have better coverage in any evetuality.
I wore a mask on the flight in US...it was croded....then airplane food is bad so not hard to do. The flight to Europe had lots of empty seats
I especially appreciated the wheel chair assistance. Wow, it took me through all the lines and to the right gate ...well worth a good tip!
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To: @northoftheborder :
That is wonderful. I wish you many more memorable trips. The crazy thing about insurance is that you can be completely healthy but be ineligible for any contingency if you as much as go to another country to get a CT scan, have an office consultation, or a blood test. It is truly bizarre. For those with pre-existing conditions in Canada you can get coverage through MediPac, I believe. However, it is only for ordinary travel. I believe only international medical insurance (which is annual) would pay for procedures in the country(ies) for which you have coverage. Very expensive
From my limited experience, insurance coverage, or lack thereof, present one of the greatest barriers to those seeking care in another country.