Sunday, June 12, 2011

My Parents visiting from England and health insurance in the US? HELP?

My parents come to visit from England every few years and in the past we were able to get them a Short Term Major Medical Policy for the 6-8 Week they were in the US. Now with there health they are most likely not going to qualify for it. Can anyone tell me how the Socialized medicine of England works if they get ill here in the US ( if at all) and what are some other options for them. They are scared to travel with out being covered in the US.
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They'll have to check with the UK program to be sure, but I'm under the impression that "socialized medicine" isn't insurance - it's government health care. So there wouldn't be any reimbursement for procedures done by "non-network" providers - otherwise known as, no coverage in the US.
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