The SkyMed Difference!
Medical Evacuation: The SkyMed Difference!
What happens if you become critically ill or have a serious accident when you are in Mexico? Would you want to be evacuated to the home hospital of your choice in the US or Canada? Back to where you have health insurance; Medicare, VA or Canadian Provincial coverage? If so, you need a medical evacuation plan.
These plans differ widely in the actual protection offered. SkyMed outperforms all other plans and should be the medical evacuation card in your wallet!
SkyMed is the Gold Standard of medical evacuation plans and has more than 33 years of experience serving members.
If you suffer a serious accident or sudden onset illness anywhere in the Basic Service Area, as a SkyMed member, YOU are the one who decides where you want to be evacuated: to the home hospital of your choice in the US, Canada, or to another hospital in Mexico, even if the initial hospital treating you can adequately handle your condition! An important SkyMed Difference!
Many other plans limit services to “when medically necessary” and “nearest adequate medical facility”. That makes all the difference as to whether you qualify for medical transport. Also, there is no mention of you getting to a home hospital of your choice... just to the nearest adequate medical facility!
Your SkyMed membership will give you affordable peace of mind that you have evacuation “By Member’s Choice”, to the home hospital of your choice!
SkyMed guarantees renewal with LIFETIME RATE PROTECTION! You can be confident that you can have SkyMed protection for as long as it suits your lifestyle as long your plan does not lapse.
No other plan can match all of these important features.
SkyMed offers three levels of evacuation with all plans at no extra charge to the member. The type of transportation is selected depending on the member’s emergency medical condition.
Air Ambulance: For members in critical condition who cannot fly commercially. Private air ambulance is fully equipped and staffed by pilots and medical staff.
Commercial with Nurse Escort: For members who require the care of a professional nurse escort on their commercial flight home.
Commercial: For members who have been approved to fly home commercially.
SkyMed Basic Service Area:
All of the US, including Alaska and Hawaii, Canada, Caribbean, Bahamas, Cuba, Bermuda PLUS 6 months coverage in Mexico. (Snowbird Plan up to 6 months coverage in Mexico. Xpat Plan full 12 months coverage in Mexico)
As confirmed in the Member Service Agreement, SkyMed covers ALL areas of MEXICO, even areas under a US State Dept. Level 4 “Do Not Travel” Restriction. Zihua/ Ixtapa is usually Level 4 so other plans do not work at all!
It is important to read the small print of any medical evacuation plan that you are considering. Most look-alike plans do NOT cover ANY Level 4 areas. Some do not even guarantee evacuations from Level 3 areas which would disqualify all of Mexico!
SkyMed also has a Global Option that can be added for travel outside of the Basic Service Area.
Make sure you really have medical evacuation protection that works for the time you spend in Mexico. Make sure you have SkyMed!
Annual, 3 Year and 5 Year Plans are available for less than a cup of coffee per day!
I have special prices, extra plans, and offers not available online. Contact me directly for full information.
Sarah Ash
SkyMed Team Leader / Mexico
Rep ID# 400829
Mexican Cell: 415-125-3537
US Cell: 928-255-0220
Email: sarah.ash@skymed.com[/size]
Is Covid Illness Excluded?
by FrozenNoMás 
, Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 18:14 (1834 days ago) @ Sarah Ash
Sarah, is illness due to Covid excluded? Thank you in advance for clarifying.
The SkyMed Difference!
SkyMed Members can currently add a 1 Year Covid Transport Option (CTO) to their regular SkyMed Plan for evacuation from Mexico if they are hospitalized with serious Covid.
Transportation for Covid requires the use of a specialized air ambulance which can keep the patient in isolation.
I was asked to clarify re Covid. Members must add the CTO now since the option will probably be unavailable for purchase after Dec 31st. Since many members are now double vaccinated there is less interest in the CTO. If you want coverage for Covid join now and add the CTO.
CTO is only available via your rep. It is NOT available online. Please contact me directly.
Beat the rate increase. Join now with the current lower prices and you can LOCK IN YOUR PRICE for future renewals with LIFETIME RATE PROTECTION for on-time renewals.
Regards, Sarah Ash
sarah.ash@skymed.com
415 125 3537 Mx Cell
928 255 0220 US Cell
The SkyMed Difference!
by FrozenNoMás , Wednesday, November 03, 2021, 19:06 (1834 days ago) @ Sarah Ash
Sarah, thank you for that extra information, it is helpful. Any idea why the covid coverage might not be offered after December 31?
