Here we go again - Iowa healthcare sucks

[Gatorized]

Get the trip insurance- and make sure it covers every contingency. Nothing worse than a medical emergency overseas.
Here’s hoping it will be unnecessary.

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[ShadowsPapa]

Get the trip insurance- and make sure it covers every contingency. Nothing worse than a medical emergency overseas.
Here’s hoping it will be unnecessary.

The trip insurance is a done deal. Her friend, who is going with her, is a member of some group similar to AARP (but thankfully NOT AARP) gives a discount on such thing, so the two of them are covered pretty well. Between that and our supplement insurance, and contingency money she has set aside for a year for this, should be ok.

My son had a gall bladder emergency while in Korea. Of course they have their socialized medical care for Korean citizens. He has not obtained dual-citizenship. He was in the emergency room, they said he needed surgery right away - and had their hand out for the money, in a manner of speaking. He called his agent in the U.S. - who said he'd be covered but it would take time to get the money there, it was a weekend, etc. and it takes time to run through insurance.
His agent wired the money over out of his own pocket!!
Luke got the surgery he needed, all paid for.

 

[legacy_etu]

The trip insurance is a done deal. Her friend, who is going with her, is a member of some group similar to AARP (but thankfully NOT AARP) gives a discount on such thing, so the two of them are covered pretty well. Between that and our supplement insurance, and contingency money she has set aside for a year for this, should be ok.

My son had a gall bladder emergency while in Korea. Of course they have their socialized medical care for Korean citizens. He has not obtained dual-citizenship. He was in the emergency room, they said he needed surgery right away - and had their hand out for the money, in a manner of speaking. He called his agent in the U.S. - who said he'd be covered but it would take time to get the money there, it was a weekend, etc. and it takes time to run through insurance.
His agent wired the money over out of his own pocket!!
Luke got the surgery he needed, all paid for.

Sounds like the AMAC (Association of Mature American Citizens). They bill themselves as the conservative alternative of the AARP.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Sounds like the AMAC (Association of Mature American Citizens). They bill themselves as the conservative alternative of the AARP.

Could be. I heard them chatting on the phone (Barbara uses speaker due to her hands/arms issues) and caught for sure it wasn't AARP but an alternative.
Knowing Kathryn and in fact their whole quilting group of half a dozen or more women - I'd bet that's the one.

Got a good discount on the trip insurance. I looked over the coverage, exclusions and so on and figured it was good for her needs and whatever wasn't handled, we had planned for anyway. When planning such a trip - best to have some set aside for contingencies. I got horribly sick on our cruise back down from Alaska - really bad. The insurance was so horrible - oh, the coverage was fine, but you had to fill out something like 6 forms front and back, get other doctor's input and they made it so most people would simply give up on trying. It was like going into some long court battle or something. I finally said screw it, it's not worth the fighting and visiting multiple other people and doctors to get it done.

 

[Blade1668]

Bill, I'm hoping for the best with your wife medical situation. I've definitely seen a s### show with some medical procedures. Most in my area are good but..... And that one was due to a prescription that I should not have been prescribed. I would have caused less liver damage by drinking a liter of everclear daily for 20 plus years. That information is only found online warning list, for people of certain genetics. I happened to have it from both sides of my family.

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