Planning ahead, for the end ...
The DW & I are wondering whether y'all out there, on the road full or part-time, have contingency plans for that topic none of us really want to talk about, namely, what to do when an emergency of som...
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In 2004 I had a heart event that almost left both me and my wife stranded half way across the country from home. And that was back when I thought I could take care of anything that came up. I don't care to repeat that experience without some support system in place. That is why when I joined the NRA last year I was very interested that they offered to its membership the support of Emergency Assistance Plus. ( https://www.emergencyassistanceplus.com/home ) After much review I could not find any negative reports on there plan and so I worked with this provider to design a support plan for my wife and I.
EAP will get me to the care I need (ambulance, air ambulance) and cover anything my health insurance does not for that transportation. They do not provide medical services or pay for them. But once I am in the care of health professionals they assign a case worker, usually a nurse, but if necessary a license doctor, to review the care I am given, and advise my wife and I on the quality and status of that care. Usually this is done by constant phone contact, but if necessary they'll send a doctor to be with us at the hospital. If together we agree I would be cared for better at another facility, they will move me there. If I would be better off in the care of my home town doctors, and can be transported, they will provide air transportation, either commercial or charter, for my wife and I, to my home area.
They do ALL the arrangements so my wife doesn't have that worry.
And if I don't make it, they'll arrange to get my widow and my body home.
If that leaves our vehicle, whether a car or RV, stranded, they will send someone they trust and know out to drive my rig home. Or, if I elect, they'll fly someone I trust, like one of my sons, out to drive the rig home. All that costs me is the fuel I would have put in the rig going home anyway.
Under our "Family Plan" my wife has the same benefits as I.
I have no affiliation to this provider. I'm just relaying what I've been promised, in writing, in return for my membership fees. Judge for yourself what they offer. But for me and my wife, this is peace of mind.
EAP will get me to the care I need (ambulance, air ambulance) and cover anything my health insurance does not for that transportation. They do not provide medical services or pay for them. But once I am in the care of health professionals they assign a case worker, usually a nurse, but if necessary a license doctor, to review the care I am given, and advise my wife and I on the quality and status of that care. Usually this is done by constant phone contact, but if necessary they'll send a doctor to be with us at the hospital. If together we agree I would be cared for better at another facility, they will move me there. If I would be better off in the care of my home town doctors, and can be transported, they will provide air transportation, either commercial or charter, for my wife and I, to my home area.
They do ALL the arrangements so my wife doesn't have that worry.
And if I don't make it, they'll arrange to get my widow and my body home.
If that leaves our vehicle, whether a car or RV, stranded, they will send someone they trust and know out to drive my rig home. Or, if I elect, they'll fly someone I trust, like one of my sons, out to drive the rig home. All that costs me is the fuel I would have put in the rig going home anyway.
Under our "Family Plan" my wife has the same benefits as I.
I have no affiliation to this provider. I'm just relaying what I've been promised, in writing, in return for my membership fees. Judge for yourself what they offer. But for me and my wife, this is peace of mind.
