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How Medical Transportation Companies Can Help with Long-Distance Travel

Long-distance travel is daunting, even for the heartiest of travelers. Long lines at TSA screenings and customs, oversold flights, and crowded airplane cabins put people in close contact for long periods of time. Most people manage to bear the stress, but for others it may be beneficial to work with medical transportation companies that can…

How to Choose Between Medical Transportation Companies

An Internet search for the term “medical transportation companies” returns more than 3.8 million results. That’s way too many for most people to sort through and compare, especially if they have a pressing need for emergency or non-emergency medical transportation. By knowing what to look for, patients and their family can narrow the search to…

What is the Difference Between Medical Repatriation and Medical Evacuation?

Medical evacuation and medical repatriation are two terms that are often used interchangeably, but they don’t mean the same thing. When people are comparing travel insurance policies, or searching for medical evacuation or medical repatriation services, it helps to have a clear understanding of what each of these terms means. A medical evacuation is the…

Medical Tourism: Should You Travel Outside the U.S. for Dental Care?

In 2016, an estimated 800,000 Americans sought dental care outside the United States, mostly in Mexico and Costa Rica. That’s a number that has grown substantially in the last few years, as acceptance of “medical tourism” has grown and Americans grapple with the high cost of dental procedures such as implants, crowns and bridges. For…