Another Insurance Question - Specifically Medical Evac

Just understand that some coverage takes you only to the nearest appropriate medical facility for whatever happened to you and not necessarily to home or even to the US. We have chosen Medjet for many years because they offer “If you are hospitalized 150 miles or more from home, Medjet will arrange air medical transport all the way back to your hospital of choice in your home country — regardless of medical necessity.” Luckily we haven’t had reason to test it.

There are quite a few video testimonials on the Medjet website as well as reports about recent medical evacuations. They will list start/end point and then the cost if there had not been Medjet. This should give you an idea of typical costs.

Here is a medjet situation that might be useful. It says that a transfer from Malawi to Chicago was $199K and ” was the most expensive airlift Medjet has ever facilitated and covered the costs of.”
https://medjetassist.com/medjet-blog/blog/2023/01/30/how-this-membership-saved-one-traveler-199k

I'm going to add to what Laurie Ann wrote.

My travel insurance policy has a medical evacuation clause but it only gets me to the nearest hospital.

I also took out a Medjet Assist policy because it would get me to the hospital of my choosing.

A big difference.

If you are a member of AARP, you can get a Medjet Assist policy at a discount.

Thank you to everyone for the input and guidance.

Likely going the MedJet route - if we are having a serious medical issue but are stable to fly, they will get us home.

Separate but travel insurance related, we have dear friends that were packing to leave on a tour to Israel departing on October 11, 2023. While they had travel insurance, they purchased a lower tier policy that did not cover an act of war. While we were all so grateful that they were safe at home and not in a war zone, for less than $100 more in insurance they would have received a full refund for their trip. As my grandfather frequently said, insurance isn’t worth anything until you need it.

Thanks again for the information.