Visiting the US --- Questions about insurance

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lill_mac

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we are some friends planning a vacation in calif riding mx.
if any of us crash and need hospital care, do i need an insurance?

 

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i forgot to say we are from sweden and i don't have a clue.
so any help would be appreciated.

 

Rich Rohrich

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Yes you will need personal medical insurance if you get injured .

 

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were do i get a personal medical insurance?

 

Rich Rohrich

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In the USA most people get insurance through their job. As for someone visiting , I'm not sure how that would work. Maybe someone else can help with this. I'll move your post to the General Forum so more people can see it.

 

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Government funded health care might have some provisions for travel to other countries, might be best to talk to the local health / medical officials to see if there is any coverage. If not I'm sure you could purchase something temporary but I would guess it would need to be done before you travel as some companies would want to run a background check, maybe blood work etc... to make sure you were "insurable". Heck, if you happened to use a travel agent they might even be able to help you.

 

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okey. thanks alot. and thanks Rich Rohrich

 

Dirtymotonut

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When I lived in Australia they had travel insurance through the travel agency ...might try there and see...USA has ridiculous medical costs! :yell:

 

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yeah I've heard about the costs if you get hurt i the us. and it bothers me e bit.

how many procent tax do you pay from your salary? in sweden tax includes medical care.

 

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When I lived in Austria and came here to the US I carried insurance that I had to buy in Austria. If memory serves me right, I did buy it through the travel agency. I had to use it quite a bit, as I was here on some "sports business" that involved broken bones, I had no trouble with medical being covered through the insurance.
You may also want to contact a Swedish embassy here in the US, they will be able to direct you.
If you plan on riding here, don't do it without medical insurance...actually, I wouldn't travel without some sort of travel insurance coverage, period.