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Health Insurance Emergency Assistance

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It is absolutely essential that you have comprehensive health insurance while abroad. Ask your family to obtain written confirmation that your health insurance policy provides coverage in your country. The optional Bates insurance that many families subscribe to provides such coverage. If you have questions about coverage, you can call Doris Ducharme, the insurance specialist in the Health Center (207-786-6199) or consult the Cross Insurance Company web pages for Bates. click on “College Health.” Several companies specialize in student insurance abroad, including CMI Insurance Worldwide and HTH Worldwide (877-237-2390). Take your policy number and the companys address, regular telephone number, etc. with you. (800, 888, and other toll-free numbers do not work from overseas.)

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Doctors' visits in France are generally much cheaper than in Switzerland. Depending on your health insurance, it is recommended to see a doctor in France. A visit at a general practitioner in France will cost you around 27 EUR vs. about 150 CHF in Switzerland. At the HГґpital de la Tour a visit will cost around 300 CHF.

(Use this exchange rate calulator to find the current value in your currency.)

All Swiss residents that have the mandatory Swiss health insurance coverage are charged based on a state-controlled rate called TARMED. This applies to all physicians and hospitals in Switzerland for all interventions that are covered by the basic health insurance system (LAMAL). Consultations are billed based on the amount of time and the type of intervention that is required. The rate is billed in 5 minute intervals (aprox CHF 18). Europeans that are insured by a national health insurance plan from an EU member state are a... http://go-travel.ucoz.com/news/emergency_health_insurance/2013-06-16-3541