SkyMed Policy?

There was something on the news recently about some problem with them. Might need to check it a bit closer. Something about folks ending up with a huge bill.

We have attended their sales presentations. But chose to go with Massa Assit
Also FMCA offers some assit.

WE have also sat through many a presentation and after careful thought we went with "Masa" also. We like that it has a "lifetime" membership which as I recall, Skymed does not.

golf_bears wrote:
Anyone out there have any Pros or Con comments about the SkyMed insurance policy??? It's an emergency agreement/policy when on the road to fly you back home/hopital and provide a way to get your RV back home.

We are seriously considering their policy.

Thanks in advance for you thoughts and input.

LOTS of Pros and/or Cons.........

Discussion and comparison (see post/s #22 & 23)....
Medical Air Service Association ("MASA") -vs- Sky Med on Escapees

MASA and SkyMed info

Also -from one of the other posts- "apparently" one of them will not accept persons on certain meds - or numerous meds.

Lots of good info there - however the thread was closed after 28 posts - #28 being a negative (on SkyMed) an advertiser on SKPs.

On edit - Note:
There may have been previous discussions (threads) on this subject on SKPs in the past.
Well worth a search there!..;)

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Good Sam has one for $59 a year. I got it because we are going to Yellowstone in May.

RGar974417 wrote:
Good Sam has one for $59 a year. I got it because we are going to Yellowstone in May.

My only issue with a Good Sam product that helps you in a health emergency is Good Sam's not so good customer service issues. A health emergency is not the time to have to post on the web site and wait for their "Rapid Response" team to forward your problem to their executive desk all the while you sending them private messages with your contact information. If you feel the need for this coverage, you should seriously consider Sky Med.

If you have a motorized rv and you join FMCA it is included with your membership. As Canadians we will not go to the USA With out out of province medical insurance and those plans seem to have that coverage. I'm still glad to have the FMCA coverage for when we travel in Canada.

Of all the options listed SkyMed is the only GOOD ONE.

darsben wrote:
Of all the options listed SkyMed is the only GOOD ONE.

Gee, I'm happy someone stepped up and ended all doubt!
(PS...I have MASA) :-)

Falcon35 wrote:
If you have a motorized rv and you join FMCA it is included with your membership. As Canadians we will not go to the USA With out out of province medical insurance and those plans seem to have that coverage. I'm still glad to have the FMCA coverage for when we travel in Canada.

FMCA ASSIST HAS SO MANY GOTCHA's it is almost impossible to use.
For example in order to be evacuated;
The plan will pay covered expenses incurred if any covered injury or illness that commences during the period of coverage results in the medically necessary emergency medical evacuation or repatriation (i.e., the member’s medical condition warrants immediate transportation from the medical facility where he or she is located to the nearest medical facility that is capable of furnishing the required level and type of care for the applicable illness or injury as determined by the attending physician in consultation with the Seven Corners medical director).
So no evacuation home!
Need your rig returned home?
Then you must follow this rule;

Should the member, due to a medical condition, be unable to drive his/her vehicle back to his/her permanent primary residence within the United States, Mexico, or Canada, Seven Corners will arrange and pay to have a designated service return the vehicle to the member’s home, provided:

a) The member has been transported under either the “emergency medical evacuation/repatriation” or “return of mortal remains” benefits; and
b) no one in the member’s traveling party is capable of driving, or proficient and competent to drive, the member’s vehicle. The vehicle must be in good condition and capable of being safely driven on the highway in compliance with local laws.

The insurance plan will also cover the return of any additional vehicle that is legally hitched to their vehicle at the time of the “emergency medical evacuation/repatriation” or “return of mortal remains” to the destination of the pulling vehicle.

Look at A if you are not evacuated then no help getting your rig home. Imagine a heart Attack and the hospital releases you after treatment. You are entitled to nothing. Get your own **** rig home.

SkyMed the only one with no gotcha's