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Travel insurance and medical evacuation: view from the far side
Author(s) -
Grace Robert F,
Penny Darren
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05772.x
Subject(s) - business , medical insurance , service (business) , quality (philosophy) , health insurance , health care , marketing , public relations , advertising , actuarial science , economics , political science , philosophy , epistemology , economic growth
Travel insurers and medical evacuation companies have a responsibility to provide an efficient high‐quality service to their clients. These companies often deliver a standard far short of best practice and far short of their promotional brochures. Their services are overdue for governmental review and a lifting of standards. Travellers must be given realistic advice about the risks of foreign travel and that healthcare resources at their destination may be very limited. Travellers must check with their insurer that the policy they buy truly meets their needs. Some people should not travel overseas.