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amandasgramma
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Aug 09, 2014

Life - Flight type of insurance.....what do you do?

We received an ad for Air Med Care.......a membership program that covers the cost of being airlifted should there be an accident or in case of illness. In looking at their "coverage areas", I'm not...
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dan-nickie
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Aug 10, 2014
pjzocc wrote:
Check with your major medical carrier. It may be covered in some cases. When I crashed my motorcycle last year near Pittsburgh, I was airlifted to PittPresby. The helo bill was $13k+. BC/BS covered the whole shibang. (was holding my breath for a couple months though!)


I had similar pre-obamacare. Helicopter bill was $21,000 and Blue Cross paid $300. About a 50 mile ride in a WW1 mosquito copter like they used in Mash.

My coverage is better now.

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