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Q:Medical Insurance for visistors from Ontario, Canada My in laws (66 and 67 years old) will be visiting us in IL. They will stay with us for 6 months every year. They are covered by Ontario Health Insurance Plan when they are physically in Canada. That being said, we are only 2 hours away by flight if any non-urgent medical condition occurs while they are in US. I just want to find a medical insurance to cover any urgent issues (for example, stroke, falls from stairs...). It sounds like the comprehensive plan is a bit overkill but the fixed rate plan might not cover anything at all, if I understand it correctly. Please help me choose an insurance plan that not only fits our need but also makes sense cost wise. Thanks,

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Fixed coverage plans pay fixed amounts for each procedure which may be a small fraction of the actual expenses. Therefore, we always recommend everyone to buy one the comprehensive coverage plans. You may choose a higher deductible in order to reduce the premiums. You can find several such plans on this web site. If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time.
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Q:Pre-existing conditions definition Bit confused ab the pre-existing condition category!! Suppose someone didnt had any medical examination since an year and apparently is sound and healthy. He/she may still be suffering from some acute illness which could not yet be traced by previous medical examinations or symptoms or could have been affected only in recent year after the test. Do such illness be also declared pre-existing?

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Yes. Exclusion is for pre-existing conditions and not for pre-known or pre-diagnosed or pre-treated conditions. The only comprehensive policy that's popular and seems to cover preexisting acute is Atlas. Is there any other policy that you recommend? Yes. Exclusion is for pre-existing conditions and not for pre-known or pre-diagnosed or pre-treated conditions. For acute onset of pre-existing conditions coverage in Atlas America, please make sure to read /atlas-america/acute-onset-pre-existing-conditions-coverage/ Other products that cover acute onset of pre-existing conditions or in any other manner are listed at /pre-existing-conditions-coverage-visitors-health-insurance/ Thanks for the timely info. I dont think Atlas is suitable for my parents then. I am looking for liaisoncontinentB or liaison International. Amazingly most people on forum recommended Atlas whenever there were dangers of stroke pre-existing conditions. Is this a new clause? For acute onset of pre-existing conditions coverage in Atlas America, please make sure to read /atlas-america/acute-onset-pre-existing-conditions-coverage/ Other products that cover acute onset of pre-existing conditions or in any other manner are listed at /pre-existing-conditions-coverage-visitors-health-insurance/ Yes, it is a new clause, effective May 1, 2012.
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Q:Which insurance to take? My father had a mild stroke 2 yrs back and is around 55 My mother doesnt have any preexisting ailments and is 53. They are visiting USA for 50 days. Please suggest which insurance should I take and also can I have different for both of them?

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Yes, you can buy different insurance plans for each person. In any case, the premiums and the benefits are per person. We recommend that you purchase the comprehensive coverage plans for both them. Please look at https://www.insubuy.com and you will find various comprehensive coverage plans. If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time. Yes, you can buy different insurance plans for each person. In any case, the premiums and the benefits are per person. We recommend that you purchase the comprehensive coverage plans for both them. Please look at https://www.insubuy.com and you will find various comprehensive coverage plans. If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time. Thanks... For any of the policies, do they need to take any medical test prior to visiting US? No
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Q:Atlas America Hi, I am planning to buy the Atlas America and would appreciate if anyone of you could clarify the below doubts 1. How much coverage is generally required for parents visiting USA. 2. Does it covers the medical emergencies during the flight journey time too thanks Sathish

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1. As the healthcare costs are very high in the U.S., you should buy as much as you possibly can. 2. It will cover during the travel time also provided the insurance is effective during that time. Insurance is effective at 12.01 AM Eastern on the day you specifiy. Keeping the time zone difference in mind between the US and India, you may want to consider putting the effective date one day in advance of the travel date. I hope this answers your questions. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time. Thanks a lot for a quick and prompt response but I have a doubt for your below response. 1. It will cover during the travel time also provided the insurance is effective during that time. Insurance is effective at 12.01 AM Eastern on the day you specifiy. Keeping the time zone difference in mind between the US and India, you may want to consider putting the effective date one day in advance of the travel date. My parents start date from India is 4/16/2012, but atlas america is not allowing me to put the insurance effective date before 4/16/12. In such case, can I put travel date as 4/15/2012 so that I can purchase insurance from a day ahead of travel date. Thanks Sathish Yes, that is how you should do it. Thanks for that. I have purchases the ATLAS AMERICA at INSUBUY. When can I expect the package with all the documents to be delivered home. Also, I took it for a month and will renew it each month. Hope I can do so with the ATLAS AMERCIA 1. You should the emaill confirmation immediately after purchase. You can also download all the documents online at any time at /myaccount/ Insurance papers by regular mail are mailed to you on the next business day and should arrive in few days within the U.S. 2. Yes, you can certainly extend the insurance before it expires. You simply visit /myaccount/ and do it online. Alternatively, you can also call us at any time and we can extend it over the phone. I hope that answers all your questions. If you have any further questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time. Hello, I am trying to renew the Atlas America policy. But, I just found that rather than renewing if I take a new Atlas America policy effective from the termination of the existing policy I'll be saving $72.00 for 2 people. Please let me know why this much of difference. Thanks Sathish You should definitely renew, rather than purchasing a new policy, because of at least the following reasons: 1. If the person has already developed some condition during the previous policy period (whether he knows about it or not), it will be considered as pre-existing condition and not covered in the new policy. However, if the policy is extended, it would be covered in the new duration as long as it would have been covered in the previous duration, provided there is no gap in coverage dates. 2. Effective May 1, 2012, acute onset of pre-existing conditions is effectively restricted to people under the age of 55 years. If you renew/extend, it would still be under 70 years. I hope that answers your questions. If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time. Hello, Thanks a lot for answering my queries. But, I would rather prefer to purchase new policy (for $240.00/two persons) and then keep renewing each month for the next 4 months, instead of renew/extending the existing policy (for $312.00/two persons), because no NEW health condition will develop in a month's time until and unless it is an bodily injury/accident. If suppose I extend the current policy after a bodily injury/accident which took place during the current policy period will this incident be covered?? Please let me know if I am wrong with my understanding. Thanks kvvsm 1. You never know what would happen (or what has already happened). But is finally up to you. If you would like to buy the new one, you can do so at /atlasamerica-insurance/ If you would like to extend the current one, you can do so at /myaccount/ 2. As long as it was covered in the previous policy period and you extend before it expires (that is, no gap in coverage and no repurchase), it would be covered after you extend the insurance. I hope that answers your questions. If you have any other questions, please feel free to post them here or contact us at any time.
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Q:US Citizen - Back to US from Canada for employment Hi, my employee, Alex (who holds dual citizenship - Canadian & US) will be back & work in Houston, Texas. He has not been working in US for some years. His wife and kids are all Canadian. They plan to live together with Alex once everything settled down. Please advise whats the health insurance plan could offer to them:- A) Coverage for Alex Health Insurance (with deductible) Dental Life Insurance (& his Spouse only) B) His family Health Insurance (with deductible) Dental Thank you Phoebe

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Please look at /short-term-health-insurance/ Please look at /short-term-health-insurance/ Thanks for the reply. Does it means only my employee (US citizen) can purchase the insurance plan? How about his family members? Thank you Phoebe Please call us at (866) INSU-BUY or at (972) 985-4400
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Q:What kind of visitors insurance should I buy? Many people ask what kind of visitors insurance they should buy. There are two major categories of visitors insurance plans: Fixed: Cheaper, less coverage and has sub-limits for each benefit Comprehensive: more expensive, much better coverage that is percentage based. Please note that the benefits in the fixed coverage benefits are a lot less than then actual expenses. You should always buy comprehensive coverage plan. How much coverage should you buy in comprehensive coverage? You should buy as much as you can. We are not saying this to charge you more premium, but the reality is that healthcare expenses are very high in the U.S. and they are going up every day. e.g., we just came to know about one person whose father got a heart attack and one day hospital bill is more than $82,000 (Yes, eithty two thousand US dollars.) When you invite your old relatives to the U.S., there is only so much risk you can transfer to the insurance company for the new problems. For everything else, you are taking the risk yourself, in case something happens that is not a covered expense. You must decide how much risk you are willing to take before inviting them to the U.S. No insurance company is going to take the complete risk with them so that you can invite them worry free. (No insurance company can stay in business like that.) Therefore, we recommend that you visit insubuy.com and purchase the best and the most coverage you possibly can for your loved one visting the U.S.

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Thank you. You can read more about visitors insurance types
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