Emergency Health Support gives insurance and medical assistance for travelers. It would cover you if you had to be removed off a mountain because of a skiing or hiking accident, or if you had to postpone for a extended period of time in a foreign hospital. Insurers would also provide cover if you got seriously sick or were injured and had to be flown home. A number of commercial airlines require very sick passengers to travel on a stretcher with a doctor. Generally this means that you might have to pay for 10 or more seats on a plane at a probable pot cost of over $10,000.
Ahead of purchasing this form of coverage, confirm with your individual health insurance carrier. Find out what type of coverage you contain when traveling in a foreign country and if there are any restrictions. In addition, inquire if the policy will pay to fly you home or to a country with first-rate medical care.