Courtenay Welton never thought he’d need medical evacuation coverage. But when his wife, Ellen, saw an ad for a medical evacuation membership in a car club magazine five years ago, he wondered: What if something happens while we’re traveling?
“She thought it was a good idea and we signed up,” says Welton, a retired civil servant.
The Weltons paid $425 a year for a family membership in Medjet, an air medical transport and travel security program.
Last March, while they were vacationing in Vero Beach, Fla., something did happen. Ellen, who was suffering from ovarian cancer, fell at the pool, injuring herself. Because she needed extra oxygen, she required a medical evacuation to get home to her doctors in Richmond, Va.