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visiting parent has catheter My father from India who is 73 is keen on visiting us in california . He has an indwelling urinary catheter as he lost his bladder control after a spinal surgery 2 years ago. what kind of medical insurance should i buy? Is it better to buy in the u.s or India? will monthly catheter changes ?(reqd to avoid infections)be covered under insurance?

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It is definitely better to buy the insurance from U.S. Please read /visitors-insurance-usa-india-comparison/ to understand the difference between buying from US vs India. Unfortunately, there is no plan available in the market that would cover her physiotherapy session as it would be considered as pre-exisiting conditions. All the plans are designed to cover any new medical conditions. Even though there are some plans available that may cover up to some small extent in some very limited and unforeseen circumstances, it would not cover your father's condition as it is already known in advance that you need it. You can read more at /visitor-medical-insurance-pre-existing-conditions/ There are two types of insurance plans: Fixed: Limited, cheaper Comprehensive: Better, more expensive More details at /visitors-insurance/ If you would like to buy fixed coverage plan, look at Visitors Care, at /visitors-care-insurance/ If you would like to comprehensive, the choices are based on whether you would like $50,000 or $100,000 coverage. For $50,000, look at Patriot America at /patriot-america-lite-insurance/ For $100,000, look at Patriot Platinum America at /patriot-america-platinum-insurance/ We always recommend everyone to buy comprehensive coverage plan. You will get all the details about each plan in the links above, you can also compare them side by side at https://www.insubuy.com and make instant purchase online. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

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