What is Travel Medical Insurance?
“Protection and security – when you are away from home.”
If you’re planning on travelling out of the province or out of the country, travel insurance gives you a simple, affordable way to protect against the cost of unexpected emergency medical expenses and more that may happen during your trip.
Your provincial health plan only covers a fraction of healthcare expenses incurred outside Canada and limits coverage when travelling to another province. Yet illness and accidents are just a few of the all-too-common incidents that could leave you facing significant out-of-pocket expenses when travelling.
Travel medical insurance covers up to $5 million per person. Your finances will be safeguarded in the event of an unforeseen unexpected medical emergency during your trip. To increase your financial protection, coverage is also available for non-medical expenses like trip cancellation/interruption and baggage loss.
USA Today Article posted 4/13/2004 – Hospital bills spin out of control!
“It is not unusual for a hospital’s billed charges to increase 25% to 30% in one year.”
“Six days after my surgery, we recieved a letter from the hospital asking for an additional $21,000.”
Average Medical Costs in USD:
Chest MRI ……………………… $6,300.00
Chest CT Scan ………………… $4,500.00
Angiography ………………….. $23,600.00
Kidney Stones ………………… $14,400.00
Cholecystectomy……………… $23,200.00
Arthroscopy ………………..…. $7,000.00
Questions about Travel Insurance?
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*Mutual funds are distributed through Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. For insurance products, Desjardins Financial Security Investments Inc. acts as a national life insurance brokerage agency.