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??? insurance for possible complications procedure ?
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:28 am
by silverbirch
I want to travel from UK
Can you get medical insurance cover for complications that may arise from procedure ?
Or is this impossible ?
Who's passport medical ? do they do the insurance
Silver
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:01 am
by TMrox
Silver,
I live in the UK and was treated for CCSVI abroad (in continental Europe).
I was treated in a private hospital which was covered by my private health insurance.
I did not have any complication, everything went smoothly. But in case of emergency I had obtained the european health insurance card provided by the NHS. This card will give you access to emergency treatment in a few countries where the UK has an agreement with.
See:
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/1073.aspx?c ... goryid=159
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:25 am
by silverbirch
Thank you Tmrox I hope to travel to Egypt looking on the link im not covered ...
is this the o E111 card ?
Hope your keeping well from your procedure ?
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:39 am
by TMrox
This is the EHIC (European Health Insurance Card). You can apply online (for that with will need your NHS number). I got the card about a week after my on-line application.
Otherwise, I have much recovered since I had the angioplasty four months ago and I'm still making steady progress.
Good luck with your CCSVI testing and treatment.
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:58 am
by silverbirch
tmox
Thank you for the link its very good to know it replaces the old E111.
I was hopeing to have procedure in Egypt but this is out of the NHS zone no aggrement with them on UK travelers.
No insurance company will cover me for a pre planned medical procedure I called AXA and another medical travel insurance company.
They will insure me to travel for hoilday with a pre exsisting medical condition but not for a planned medical procedure.
I was rather hopeing should anything happen as a result of the procedure during or after I could be flying home in air ambulance if need be -
now Im not expecting anything bad as its a procedure and not an operation.
Should I choose to travel abroad outside NHS cover Ill have to fly by the seat of my pants throw caution to the wind
Silver
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:17 am
by TMrox
well best of luck, I hope that everyhting goes well and without complications.
For your peace of mind, the european health insurance card does not cover you for going abroad for a planned treatment. Anyway, I got it just in case.
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcare ... ction.aspx
insurance for possible complications
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:22 am
by eyebrow
Hi, See allclear.co.uk They cover travel for medical treatment abroad. This covers additional accommodation/travel if recovery is longer than anticipated, but they do not cover for complications of treatment. Google it - I found 4 other companies doing this but they were MUCH more expensive. (See 'Insurance' on this site)
Best of luck.
Re: insurance for possible complications
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:25 am
by silverbirch
eyebrow wrote:Hi, See allclear.co.uk They cover travel for medical treatment abroad. This covers additional accommodation/travel if recovery is longer than anticipated, but they do not cover for complications of treatment. Google it - I found 4 other companies doing this but they were MUCH more expensive. (See 'Insurance' on this site)
Best of luck.
Eyebrow thank you very much a good find