Has anyone purchased a travel insurance policy (or membership) that includes emergency evacuation to a hospital selected by the patient even if it is located back in the United States? I am thinking of a policy/membership similar to the one that is offered by MedJet Assist.
Background: in the past I took out a Med Jet Assist membership when traveling to Europe to insure that the enormous cost of repatriation to the USA for medical reasons would be covered by a quasi insurance policy. It would be better for me to pay $250 for a two week membership than to face a $100,00 bill to be flown back to the States. Unfortunately things have changed since I entered my 70s. MedJet's service for seniors like me is now provided by a one year membership costing around $500 and passing a medical review (on paper) by one of their physicians. The issue for me is not, at this time, health matters but the requirement that a screening report be submitted on MeJet's form. It doesn't appear that the company will be flexible on this matter so I might be forced to go my separate way and find an alternate source of this coverage
I would like to hear from folks who have purchased a medical evacuation plan with international repatriation service. Some of the evacuation services contained in the policies of well known American insurance companies only cover transportation to the nearest adequate medical facility which, in my case for my London trip this summer, might be an emergency clinic a few blocks away from where I am staying. Still I would have to pay my own way back to the USA. I want to be brought back home in the manner that MedJet provides and without breaking the piggy bank.
Thanks for your input on this matter.