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SkyMedTAKES YOU HOME

SkyMedTAKES YOU HOME offers peace of mind to travelers. When our members suffer medical emergencies while traveling more than 100 air miles from home, our solution returns them to their local hospital and medical care providers.

Many plans sold as "emergency travel" insurance merely provide transport to the closest "appropriate" hospital. The closest "appropriate" hospital can be thousands of miles from home! Travelers who suffer serious medical problems can be left stranded by the very "emergency travel" insurance they relied upon for protection. In many cases, the "appropriate" hospital is outside of the country covered by the traveler's medical insurance.

In comparison, SkyMedTAKES YOU HOME is a complete package that meets the recommendations of the United States and Canadian Consulates. While other plans leave the patient stranded at a distant location, SkyMed returns the member, spouse or companion, their children and/or grandchildren, stranded vehicles and pets -- to the only place that really matters...home.

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Hospital-to-Hospital Emergency Air Transport

If a SkyMed member is critically ill or injured more than 100 air miles from home, SkyMed will arrange and pay for medically equipped air ambulance transportation by fixed-wing aircraft, to the hospital nearest their US or Canadian home. Ground ambulance to and from each hospital is included.

Transportation for Recuperation Nearer Home

If a SkyMed member and their attending physician determine it feasible and necessary for the member to recuperate closer to home, due to a critical illness or injury, SkyMed will pay for appropriate air transportation to their home.

Commercial Carrier Medical Escort Flights

If a member's condition does not require a private air ambulance, yet the member is not able or permitted to travel as a regular passenger by commercial carrier without an attendant, SkyMed will arrange, and pay for the private care of it's member while on a commercial carrier.

Escort Transportation

SkyMed will arrange for a member's spouse/companion to accompany them in flight on a private air ambulance (space permitting). If space is not available, SkyMed will pay for air transportation for one person.

Minor Children / Grandchildren Return

If as a result of a critical illness or injury, a member's minor children or grandchildren are left stranded, SkyMed will pay for a regularly scheduled airline flight, with an attendant, if necessary, to return them home. Grandchildren under the age of 18 are eligible for all member services when travelling with grandparents.

Vehicle Return

SkyMed will pay professional drivers for over-land, safe return of operable vehicles (autos, RVs, tow vehicles, commercial vehicles, trucks) that have been left unattended as a result of a member's critical illness or injury.

Visitor Transportation

If a member is hospitalized more than 100 air miles from home with a critical illness or injury, and they are not air repatriated home, SkyMed will provide round trip transportation on a regularly scheduled flight for a family member or companion to be flown to the hospitalized patient.

Return Transportation After Recovery

As a result of a critical illness or injury or extended hospital stay in a medical facility more than 100 air miles from home, a member's return transportation home, for continued recovery, will be provided at no cost to the SkyMed member.

Incidental Expense Allowance

SkyMed will pay up to $200 for incidental expenses associated with a member's medical flight.

Organ Retrieval

Should a member require a kidney, heart, lung, liver, or pancreas transplant, SkyMed will transport the donor organ to them. Individuals on transplant recipient lists at the time of application are ineligible for SkyMed Membership.

Organ Recipient Transportation

When it is more feasible to bring the member recipient to the donor organ, SkyMed will provide air transportation for the recipient and one family member. (A nine months restriction applies to new member eligibility in Organ Transport and this service.) Individuals on transplant recipient lists at the time of application are ineligible for SkyMed Membership.

Physical Remains Return

When more than 100 air miles from home, should an injury or illness result in a member's death, SkyMed will provide for transportation of the member's remains to their US or Canadian home. Transportation of the spouse/companion and the vehicle return service is provided. (Physical remains return is not provided if travel commenced after a terminal prognosis.)

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