NWT MLA's motion to pay medical escorts fails
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/n-w-t-mla-s-motion-to-pay-medical-escorts-fails-1.2662963
Some Northwest Territories MLAs are pushing for more financial help for people who escort their loved ones on medical travel. Yesterday they debated a motion to compensate people for their time. Sahtu MLA Norman Yakeleya introduced the motion. ?Travel ...
Medical technicians travel to support blood donor efforts
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/131953/medical-technicians-travel-support-blood-donor-efforts
Maj. Golden Hand of the 3rd Medical Command Deployment Support observes Raydale Jordan, a medical technician from the Sullivan Memorial Blood Center on Fort Benning, Ga., preparing the collection of blood. Members of the Sullivan Memorial Blood ...
Palmetto Medical Initiative volunteers reflect on recent Africa trip
http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140602/PC1211/140609861/1002/palmetto-medical-initiative-volunteers-reflect-on-recent-africa-trip
But instead of ushering in another summer season, they wanted to talk about some of the powerful lessons they learned during a recent medical mission trip to Africa - heavy stuff for a backyard barbecue. "In one sense, it made me so grateful while we ...
Travel Tip: Why You Need Medical Travel Insurance
http://petergreenberg.com/2014/05/09/why-need-medical-travel-insurance/
According to the US Travel Insurance Association, most patients requiring medical transport have suffered cardiac, respiratory, surgical, or orthopedic trauma. A medical emergency on the road may require that you be transported to a local hospital to ...
Travel Medical Insurance: Don't Leave Without it
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2014/05/19/travel-medical-insurance-dont-leave-without-it/
Many vacationers are familiar with travel insurance, which is usually offered while purchasing an airline ticket or cruise. Such policies can be helpful to recoup the costs of lost luggage or a change in plans. Travel medical insurance is somewhat ...
Visa-free travel, medical tourism to double Russian visits to South Korea
http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/734055
Russian tourists travelling to South Korea are expected to double to 350,000 this year after the introduction of a visa-free regime in January and growing interest in medical tourism, travel specialists predict. ?Seoul is Russians' favorite South ...
Travel insurance doesn't pay for these bank customers
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/travel-insurance-doesn-t-pay-for-these-bank-customers-1.2651318
Three customers who bought travel insurance from Canadian banks are outraged after being left with large foreign medical bills. ?They're like a good gambler that never loses,? said Cyrus Derakhshan of Oakville, Ont. He is fighting RBC over a $16,500 ...
Travel insurance purchase requires diligence
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/travel-insurance-purchase-requires-diligence-1.2654329
But as some Canadian travellers have discovered, buying travel insurance to protect against a nasty financial surprise may not necessarily mean full protection from hefty bills for medical treatment outside their home province. On Monday, CBC 's Go ...
