In a medical emergency, you don?t want to be stuck in a remote hospital. You want to get home, to the hospital you trust. Yet most kinds of travel medical insurance, platinum card programs and medical evacuation insurance will only get you to the closest hospital they deem medically sufficient.
With the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Belgium, travelers definitely want to feel that extra sense of security and preparedness while abroad. I travel to many exotic locations around the world, and quite often to areas that are very remote and dangerous. I remember breaking my wrist after a fall in a Mexican jungle and rather than risking treatment by a witch doctor in a remote village, I suffered until I got myself home the next day. I also have severe food allergies that can put me in the emergency room after one peanut, so I have explored many insurance options and now always protect myself with extensive and affordable coverage in advance. I discovered MedjetAssist a few years ago and have purchased a membership every year. They are known for medical repatriation services, transporting hospitalized members more than 150 miles from home from anywhere in the world to their home country hospital of choice.  There are no health restrictions for travelers under age 75, co-pays or cost limitations. Membership also includes personal travel concierge benefits like free legal and medical referrals, telephone interpretation and emergency message relay to family and friends.

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