Complication Insurance while traveling to MX?

[blessedin08 5]

Has anyone purchased complication insurance before traveling to MX? If so, what co. did you use and how much did it cost? Thanks for any advice!

[TheCurvyJones 721]

I've never known anyone to purchase it. Not that it's a scam, but... are you really going to fly back to MX if you're having an emergency? If you're covered under insurance you should be able to be treated at the hospital. They didn't perform your sleeve, they're just fixing issues with an existing organ.

[Becca R. 59]

My surgeon absolutely requires that you purchase insurance in Mexico. I will be using his recommended company:
http://www.novamarinsurance.com.mx/includes/provider/medic-prov.php?provider=AM

This insurance is in case anything goes wrong or I have a complication with the surgery that requires additional tests and longer hospital stays. I feel better, knowing that I have it.

Hope that helps!

[blessedin08 5]

So, Becca R., does that insurance cover you at all if you come back to the U.S. and have a complication later on down the road? Or, is it just simply while you are there? I am just worried that if something like a leak comes up a month later that my insurance won't cover any hospital stays or anything because I went to MX for surgery. Novamar seems to be a popular one. What surgeon are you using?

Thanks for your help!

[Becca R. 59]

@@blessedin08 - as far as I understand it, the insurance covers you for 12 months post-surgery, but it does only cover you *there*. Meaning, it would pay for you to fly down to your doctor and receive care there, but I don't believe it covers postoperative complications that you have to deal with stateside. The thought of being rushed into surgery for a leak, with no insurance coverage here at home, is a terrifying one. I actually called and talked to an adjuster and they had never had a claim for my surgeon (Dr. Ramos Kelly). I am hoping I'm not the first one!