Medical coverage

Emergency evacuation: what managers, business owners and companies directors must know before it’s too late

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Managers, company directors and technical staff should definitely be aware that company medical benefits insurance packages may lack a very important extension called medical evacuation. If we cannot be admitted and recovered into an hospital due to a lack of medical personnel or surgeons specialised to treat our case, we run the risk of having to pay the very high costs of emergency air transport either out of our own … Read more

Emergency recover: how to receive immediate care in 3 steps

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Having access to Accident & Emergency departments, due to the languishing National Health System, is more and more difficult for millions of patients in all Europe. Italy, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland are just some of the countries where, together with Iceland and Greece, it is difficult to find a free bed. Whether in case of emergency or planned recovery, receiving medical care in time becomes harder and harder. Especially if … Read more

How to reduce your private medical insurance premium in 6 steps

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The age increase and consequently the rise of chronic conditions for clients, new medical technologies and demographic trends are the main reasons why private medical insurance premiums sensibly increased in recent years.  Let’s explore some practical solutions to keep these costs under control. 4 reasons why private medical insurance premiums are increasing 1. More claims to pay than premiums received. Insurance companies are for-profit organisations. In order to keep their books balanced, insurers … Read more

International medical coverage: are we sure to be well covered?

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Here we are on trip: light hand luggage, fly tickets in our pocket. Are we sure anything is missing? On business trip or on holiday, having a trusted medical coverage makes the real difference! Question: «I plan to go skiing this winter holidays: does my health insurance cover me against accidents?» Answer: Absolutely not. The “Accident” insurance is a completely different type of coverage from “Deseas” insurance. These two events are … Read more

5 employees benefits for HR retention

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Don’t let the competition poach your best employees! Attracting the best people, keeping them tight is a top priority for companies. That’s why manufacturing and consulting firms are use to offer “employees benefits” to their workers: retain the internal resources and improve their treatment in the workplace. Not so long ago, these bonuses were mainly offered to production managers and technicians. Now, lawyers, accountants, on demand managers, secretaries and assistants … Read more

Curing a cancer may cost as much as a luxury SUV…each year!

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Health is no a joke, but these is the bitter thruth: in 2015, in the US only, 1.7 million people have been diagnosed with cancer. Some of them could be cured by time; other, less luckly, had to front the costs of very expensive medicines. Over the past 15 years, the family yearly expenses to treat a cancer has increased from $ 10,000 before 2000 up to $ 100,000 in … Read more