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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Traveling Tips and Stories => Topic started by: amykathleen2005 on September 18, 2013, 07:43:58 PM

Title: Travelling with dialysis and insurance
Post by: amykathleen2005 on September 18, 2013, 07:43:58 PM

Hi,

Ok, we have private health insurance (Medical Mutual). We want to go to Disney World in the spring. How does this work? Will it just be an out of network thing? I searched on the Medical Mutual website and there are no Florida dialysis centers listed for our network.

Any thoughts or experiences would be most helpful.

Title: Re: Travelling with dialysis and insurance
Post by: Joe on September 18, 2013, 08:06:09 PM

Have your social worker work out the details. They should be able to find out who can provide you service while you are at the World.

Title: Re: Travelling with dialysis and insurance
Post by: cattlekid on September 19, 2013, 05:15:34 AM

Depends on your insurance.  I am from Illinois and Blue Cross Blue Shield had no issue covering my dialysis when I was in South Dakota on vacation.

I agree that your social worker is your first point of contact.  Ask now, especially for Disney World because they will have to start the paperwork asap to get you a chair.

Title: Re: Travelling with dialysis and insurance
Post by: frankswife on September 21, 2013, 03:22:35 PM

We traveled to Florida from NY in May. We just had to pay a $25 copay for both of the dialysis sessions Frank had down there.