I’m a 72 year old male dual citizen of Australia and America and I’m in the Philippines with no heel insurance for hospital. Can you give me any advice to cover myself if needed.

Regular travel insurance might cover you but call MedJet. They still might have something for your needs.

Thank you for the useful information and Medjet looks like a great option for when I was long-term traveling. However, I’m preparing for a two week trip to Belize and looking for short-term medical evacuation and repatriation coverage back to the US? Do you have any suggestions?

Safety Wing, World Nomads, and Allianz cover medical! World Nomads is my favorite.

Also as a general comment, I decided to get MedEvac insurance because a friend had a random but quite bad accident in Central America a few years ago and — without MedEvac — had it dealt with locally, and then later in the US they had to re-do the surgery multiple times, with all that implies. Seems like a “membership” is a worthwhile insurance if you can possibly afford it, and it seems like they run about 350 per year so if you travel more than once it’s a pretty good deal.

Great website!

Thanks!

In Colombia? Yes, I was.

But the difference is between coverage levels and exclusions. MedJet covers more with higher limits, no pre-existing conditions, and less paperwork. Travel insurance companies (all of them) typically are a litter stricter on what they allow. It’s all in the policies no one ever reads lol The Planet D recently used this and their post is pretty insightful: https://theplanetd.com/medical-evacuation-insurance/

Every country has different insurance laws and every credit card has different insurance limits so it’s all about what works best for you and where you are from! Nothing is ever universal!