A lot of people fly abroad to get their treatment at a lower cost every year. A costly surgery in US may be cheaper in other countries and that’s why a reasonable number of patients fly for lower cost medical treatment. The US is no exception; a good number of patients from the US and Europe as well fly to other countries every year. If we look at the statistics, many of such patients face a lot of problem in other countries. 20 percent of the patients who fly for tummy tuck surgery end up suffering from sepsis. Some of them had to be rushed to emergency as well.
A large number of people were not even covered under a policy. When asked, almost every body said that they did not even think about such a case. Many said they just assumed that they would be covered. The above example says enough about travel medical insurance. While going for any type of surgery, you must check your medical policy.
According to Head of Post Office Travel Services, "As with all standard policies on the market, Post Office Travel Insurance will not cover tourists for pre-planned medical or cosmetic surgery so it's vital that anyone considering this looks into buying additional specialist cover.”
Once you have checked if your policy covers you, you can plan your travel rather than repenting because of ignorance. If you going for a very critical surgery, there is no insurance available and you find that the cost of surgery is not a very big difference, it is always good to stay in your own country.
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