Advantages Of Visitors Care Insurance Policy
Visitor Care Insurance is a visitor insurance policy which offers affordable and beneficial coverage for individuals outside their homeland. Since senior citizens who are more than 65 years old are also eligible for coverage, this is a popular choice among parents or overseas travelers who travel to the US.
Non US citizens who are traveling abroad are also eligible to purchase this visitor insurance plan. Coverage for senior citizens who are above 65 years should start within a month of arriving in the country if the traveler does not have any other valid international travel health insurance coverage. Individuals who are outside the US while applying for this insurance plan should mention the planned date of arrival into the country in the enrollment form.
The Visitors Care Insurance plan covers various popular health care services like prescription drug coverage, out-patient treatment, local ambulance transport and emergency intensive care, dental injuries due to accidents, surgeries, doctor consultation, private nursing care, diagnostic tests and hospitalization charges.
Individuals consulting a medical professional who is a part of the PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) network would entitle treatment at subsidized prices and also reduce the out-of-pocket costs to the maximum.
Coverage becomes effective when the completed application form along with the initial payment is received by the insurance provider. Otherwise, it would start on the date of departure of the individual from the native country or any specific preferred date mentioned in the application form while submitting.
The visitor health insurance policy would remain valid until the expiry date or till the insured returns back to the homeland. Otherwise, a preferred date till when the policy should be valid can be mentioned in the application form also.
Visitors Care travel health insurance policy offers three different insurance plan options with different policy maximums. The minimum purchase period of this visitor medical insurance plan is 5 days and can be purchased at a time for up to a period of 1 year. The travel medical insurance plan can be renewed for a maximum period of 24 months at a time.
Cancellation requests should be submitted before the effective start date of the Visitor Care insurance plan in order to get full refund. Otherwise, refunds would be given on a pro rated basis provided the insured has not filed for any claims under the medical insurance plan after deducting a nominal cancellation processing fee.