tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post3394319016968580358..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: A little frustrated with our travel medical insuranceKevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-84684498793483271832022-07-13T02:20:51.326-04:002022-07-13T02:20:51.326-04:00With the prices they charge for insurance as you g...With the prices they charge for insurance as you get older we would just self insure. We have never paid for the SkyMed and probably never will. We have found that medical care aboard is a lot better than most "Westerners" think it is and that includes Mexico. We know a number of Mexicans as well as Canadians/Americans that have had nothing but good things to say about the medical care there. Yes, more help from the family is needed in the hospitals but the actual care that the doctors give has been top notch. We wouldn't hesitate to go to a Mexican hospital if the need arose.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-50363393302757008152022-07-12T12:27:01.650-04:002022-07-12T12:27:01.650-04:00This gest worse as you get older. I just turned 73...This gest worse as you get older. I just turned 73 and travel insurance is huge. We did join skymed which provides evac from mexico and the carribean and we have mexican medicare which is pretty poor. Looking for some sort of insurance with a high deductible that would cover maybe 75K in case of an emergency where we need time to be stabilized enough to fly. We do put away $500 a month which has now grown to 11k. Once we inherit from my 96 year old parents if we can boost that to 100k, then we will just self insure, Once in our 80's then if we get sick we will probably just lie in front of a beer truck. Its not the small stuff that worries us, its things like being in an auto accident or heart attacks, strokes, etc. I never worried about it. I traveled for over a year in my 20's with no insurance. .Paul Beddowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471244341564465899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-588683964537565292022-07-04T01:33:40.919-04:002022-07-04T01:33:40.919-04:00It is disappointing. We were quite happy with the ...It is disappointing. We were quite happy with the Heymondo policy and their pricing.<br /><br />We are glad that we got to take advantage of the 15% discount and get in all locked in before this happened. Enjoy your year away and not having to worry about going through this again for at least the next year. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-59936171790602513042022-07-04T01:30:37.487-04:002022-07-04T01:30:37.487-04:00Yes, we have thought of that and that is probably ...Yes, we have thought of that and that is probably what we will do. Other than going back to Canada at the end of the summer we don't have plans on being in any countries where healthcare is expensive. It is never fun trying to search our medical insurance and having to read all the fine print. :-(Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-19785914318864654122022-07-03T16:39:56.800-04:002022-07-03T16:39:56.800-04:00Disappointing. We are just over 50 and our 1 year ...Disappointing. We are just over 50 and our 1 year Heymondo policy just started in July. So I guess we should feel fortunate that we were able to lock in a few months ago when the 15% off deal was going on. At least we have a year to ponder options.BigAmishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905732542259950773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-15534473696984565892022-07-03T11:34:13.313-04:002022-07-03T11:34:13.313-04:00If nothing else, you could put that premium aside ...If nothing else, you could put that premium aside for the "it may happen" events until you find a policy you like. Good luck with it - I dread doing that every year for my dh.Jenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181034734909835891noreply@blogger.com