Recommendation for Travel health Insurance for 3 weeks in Canada

7-29-2015 | TNoldman

[TNoldman]

My Wife and I will be Traveling via RV to Montreal and Quebec for about 3 weeks. We both have Medicare/Gap coverage in the USA and live in Indiana.

We are looking for recommendations for short term medical coverage. We have looked at SafeVisit for Canadian Visitor Insurance at a cost of $250.to cover both of us for $10000. (each) for 23 days.

Comments and recommendations are welcome.

[taxcontrol]

Check with AAA

[MeganC]

Ask your HMO as they may have a reciprocal agreement with Canada. When I was in Victoria a few years ago my Kaiser coverage worked there.

[ThomasThomas]

Don’t drink the water!

[Phlap]

Here in Canada, we have socialized medicine so you are good.

[knarf]

Don't give a shit

Really

Ever see a drunk get thrown around in a brawl and get up and walk away barely scraped ?

He had no idea WHAT was going on and didn't give a shit even if you told him

[Phlap]

Just ensure you don't need a prescription, eye glasses or dental work. None of that is covered.

[PGR88]

Canadian single-payer will treat anyone who shows up in their emergency rooms. Will they charge you? who cares?! Its socialism!

If you want to see a specialist, or have chronic problems, you will wait 6-12 months to see someone, but that doesn’t sound like an issue for a short-term traveller. If you break your arm, you can get treated quickly.

[dfwgator]

We went to Europe and we used Tin Leg, which covers medical and any other Travel costs, if you should have to cancel the trip.

[riverrunner]

I ended up with an ambulance ride ER visit in Canada it cost me 750 dollars I paid it on my CC.

Than sent the bill to my insurance company and was reimburse.

[lenferr]

Try squaremouth.com....I use them all the time when I’m pricing travel insurance..

[markman46]

medicare should pay any emergency treatemnt out of the country

[Hostage]

About how long was it before you were reimbursed?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Here in Canada, we have socialized medicine so you are good.

Not true. At one time they just treated Americans at no charge. And then Canadians who got sick in the U.S. started receiving ginormous bills from American hospitals. They now practice reciprocity. So buy insurance.

[Hostage]

Do you have to first pay and then request reimbursement?

[AdvisorB]

Bump

[riverrunner]

month maybe

[TNoldman]

Thank you FReeper friends. I have chosen Tin Leg via Squaremouth.