| Unexpected accident and illness while on vacations | | | | any Canadian Government Health Insurance Plan |
| and trips could be very frustrating. This is the | | | | or not have been in Canada more than two |
| reason why US travelers need to avail of a | | | | years. |
| Travel Medical Insurance when traveling to | | | | Travel Insurance to Canada is affordable, and the |
| Canada. All people who wish to travel may secure | | | | benefits come in wonders. Insurance policy |
| themselves with such insurance to avoid the | | | | provides coverage from $10,000 up to $150,000. |
| untimely and costly medical expenses while | | | | Visitors to Canada can avail of the following |
| traveling in Canada. | | | | services on an emergency basis only: confinement |
| Injuries, sickness and other unforeseen | | | | in a hospital for standard or semi-private rooms, |
| catastrophic events could happen anytime. This is | | | | medical supplies and services, Registered Nurse |
| the reason why we should never underestimate | | | | Laboratory tests, x-ray exams and other |
| the need to have a travel medical insurance | | | | diagnostic exams; licensed local land, air or sea |
| handy. Untimely and uncalled for financial burden | | | | ambulatory services; rental of hospital type bed, |
| could be so troublesome; and you wouldn't wish | | | | trusses, braces, crutches, splints and other |
| for this to happen to you or your family. | | | | authorized and approved prosthetic orthopedic |
| Imagine paying $1,500 to $3,500 for daily | | | | appliances; out patient or in patient prescription |
| hospitalization charges as a non-resident of | | | | medications; return of deceased body to the |
| Canada. These daily rates and this rate vary by | | | | insurance holder's residence, cost of burial at place |
| province, and the patient's condition upon | | | | of death, crematory services; and in case of |
| admission. It is indeed so expensive! The vacation | | | | accidents, cost of damage and losses of body |
| of you dreams can turn into an instant nightmare | | | | parts. |
| and so much of a traumatic experience. | | | | The following are some of the major exceptions |
| Purchasing Canadian travel health insurance helps | | | | on travel health insurances that are not covered |
| visitors and tourists from incurring these liabilities | | | | by Canadian insurance companies: ongoing |
| and expenses. Not only are the aforementioned | | | | treatment after emergency illness or after |
| expenses paid by the insurance companies, the | | | | immediate treatment done, traveling against |
| cost of their return home will may also be | | | | physician's orders, illegal drug or alcohol abuse |
| covered by the travel insurance companies. | | | | induced sickness and injuries, criminal activities, |
| Coverage is available to visitors provided that | | | | actions of war, kidnapping, terrorism, or military |
| they are in current good health, not insured by | | | | exercises. |