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	<title>Travel Insurance, Travel &#38; Better Living &#187; Pre-existing Conditions</title>
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		<title>Do Lowering Medication Dosages Define The Condition As Pre-Existing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe Jenny emailed me needing travel insurance information. In her original email she stated &#8220;neither I nor my husband have any pre-existing medical conditions&#8221;. Nevertheless, I wrote her and asked &#8220;Have either of you had any changes in medication dosages, stopped taking any prescription or added any new ones the past 6 months?&#8221; Here&#8217;s Jenny&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Tourism and Travel Insurance Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe What is Medical Tourism? Medical Tourism is where people who live in one country travel to another country to receive medical, dental and surgical care at a significant savings. There are many destinations that provide equal to or greater care than the traveler would have in their own country. The savings can be as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Trip Insurance Limits Trip Cancellation Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe Hi Steve, Thanks for your call yesterday. Referring to the schedule of benefits, why does the pre-existing medical condition exclusion waiver state coverage is up to a maximum of the first $50,000 of &#8220;Trip Cost&#8221;? Does that only refer to trip cancellation etc. Our trip will only cost $1,095 each. Where does it say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Too Late For Kathy To Get Travel Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe I think we&#8217;re out of luck, but I just want to double check! On Nov 4 my husband and I made the first payment for a $1662 per person trip. He had been seeing a doctor now and again for years because of a slowly deteriorating leg problem. The doctor said that SOME DAY [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Travel Insurance Cover My Scheduled Surgery?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe here I made my initial payment yesterday, March 8, 2010 for a trip leaving March 21, 2010. But, I am scheduled to have surgery on my ear on March 17th. Can I be completely covered for anything related to the surgery? In a nutshell, the answer is &#8220;No&#8221;. The reason why not is because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Waited Too Long to Get Travel Insurance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I are cruising from New Orleans on 1/17/10 on NCL. I have learned that my mom has just been diagnosed with pneumonia and has been admitted to the hospital. Now I worry that, worst case, I might need to cancel the cruise. What plan would cover reimbursement of trip cost? Jim Hi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Insurance Won&#8217;t Help With Paul&#8217;s Pre-Ex Condition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are leaving for Europe on 11/12/09. We booked non-refundable flights on 6/14/09. This is the issue. I had a TIA on 8/31/09. Following several hours in the ER on 8/31, I&#8217;ve seen my doctor several times and had many tests to determine the area of concern. I am now taking medications to control my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Re-book To Reset My Initial Deposit Date?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe We are in the process of switching our reservation from Holland America to AAA as it&#8217;s $120 cheaper!! I will confirm this on Friday and then call you. So I am assuming I have 14 days or so to get the travel insurance and that would cover pre-existing conditions, right? Thanks, Sharon Hi Sharon, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Rebooking My Cruise Reset My Initial Deposit Date?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Steve, we are in the process of switching our reservation from Holland America to AAA as it is $120 cheaper!! I will confirm this on Friday with a deposit and then call you. So I am assuming I have 10 days or so to get the travel insurance and that would cover preexisting conditions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Got The Opposite Advice From Your Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve, I called another company and they gave me the opposite advice from what you told me about pre-existing conditions. I don&#8217;t completely trust what they said. Since you say you stand behind what you sell, and I like you, I want to buy my travel insurance policy from you so you can earn the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Too Late To Get Travel Insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re taking a cruise March 1, 2009. We paid our cruise in full in January 2009. My husband was hospitalized last week for something unexpected &#038; his doctor says he&#8217;s ok to travel. I called another website (________) &#038; they said my husband doesn&#8217;t have a pre-existing condition. Which cruise insurance plan should we get? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do I Have To Supply A Non-Traveler&#8217;s Medical Records?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t buy trip insurance from you, but I need your advice: I had to cancel my cruise due to my father-in-law having surgery. I filled out my trip insurance plan&#8217;s claim forms. I just got a letter saying they want me to give them my father in law&#8217;s medical records. Why is this happening? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Date Is My Trip&#8217;s Final Payment Date?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, question: Final trip payment date &#8211; we paid our cruise by credit card. It&#8217;s on our statement, but have not yet paid it (due date is the 22nd). Is final payment date the date it appears on our statement or the date that we actually pay our credit card? I am concerned about pre-existing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Insure Any Prepaid Trip Cost?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do I have to insure the full cost of my trip? Can I just cover $1,000 even if my trip cost is higher? Rich Hi Rich, You can insure any trip cost. However, if you want certain benefits like Cancel For Any Reason or pre-existing conditions coverage, you have to insure your entire prepaid, non-refundable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Travel Insurance Cover My Pre-existing Condition?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will travel insurance cover me? I&#8217;m going to Ireland in October. I was treated for cancer beginning last October. The treatment ended in July, but see my doctor quite often due to side effects. I paid for my trip in March. It is too late to get travel insurance? Others have told me I can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Travel Insurance Cover Us If We are Awaiting a Transplant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m interested in travel insurance coverage with the waiver of pre-existing medical conditions for my husband who is currently awaiting a transplant. Will it be covered? Lori Unfortunately, none of our travel insurance companies will cover you. The reason is because his medical condition does not meet Travel Insurance Medically Stable rules. Medically Stable means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Being Medically Able To Travel Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HELP PLEASE &#8211; final payment for our South Pacific cruise is next week. My DH (darling husband) had a chainsaw accident last month from which he developed a life threatening infection requiring multiple surgeries/skin grafts. His doctor says he&#8217;s &#8220;medically stable&#8221; and should be able to travel for our cruise (though it might be uncomfortable); [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Is The Travel Insurance Pre-Existing Medical Conditions Lookback Period?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lookback Period question: If my companion or I are stable and can travel when I buy the insurance more than 181 days before the trip will I have coverage for pre-existing conditions? If I have a condition that requires a doctor visit today and I buy the insurance the next day but more than 181 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Travel Insurance Cover Pre-Existing Conditions for Scheduled Surgery?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My sister is having hip replacement surgery which the doctor scheduled so she should be recovered way in advance. If there are complications from the surgery would she be covered? Should she get the insurance before she has the surgery? I know there are only a few policies that waive pre-existing so that&#8217;s what we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Travel Insurance Cover Pre-Existing Medical Condition Check Ups?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/does-travel-insurance-cover-pre-existing-medical-condition-check-ups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your overseas insurance cover me, for a pre-existing medical condition, if I had to go to a hospital while on my trip, and got a check up? Thanks, Sheng Hi Sheng, Assuming you live in the US or Canada, then the only way any medical condition (pre-existing or not) is covered is if something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Making a Non-refundable Hotel Reservation The Same As Making an Initial Trip Deposit?</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/is-making-a-non-refundable-hotel-reservation-the-same-as-making-an-initial-trip-deposit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What exactly would be the &#8220;initial deposit date&#8221; if I am taking a 7-week trip thru Europe individually, not on a package tour? To get some cheap hotel rates, I have to make reservations that are not refundable. I may not make these hotel reservations all on the same day. Is the &#8220;initial date&#8221; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Get Good Travel Health Insurance With No Deductibles and Copays</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/how-to-get-good-travel-health-insurance-with-no-deductibles-and-copays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Students from our school are going to Jamaica and we need Travel Health Insurance. Can you help me? Thanks, Morgan Morgan brings up a need that sounds simple enough on the surface, but it&#8217;s really more complicated because US &#038; Canadian residents with fixed travel dates have 2 choices for Travel Health Insurance: 1) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Travel Insurance Plans for US residents</title>
		<link>http://www.TripInsuranceStore.com/blog/annual-travel-insurance-plans-for-us-residents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking for an Annual Travel Insurance Plan. Where do I start? Marilyn As far as I know, the only Annual travel insurance plans you can buy if you are a US resident are either Flight Life Insurance (die in a plane crash) or Medical Insurance. Neither of these choices includes trip cancellation, interruption or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rounding Up Your Trip Cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe here We estimate our cruise&#8217;s per person cost at $4,171, but we might add a shore excursion. What trip cost should we insure? Thanks, Diane P. Great question Diane! As you said, you don&#8217;t know exactly what your final prepaid non-refundable trip cost will be. Therefore, I suggest you round your trip cost up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel Insurance and Medically Stable</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Dasseos, The Trip Insurance Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular opinion, getting coverage for a pre-existing condition with a pre-existing condition waiver is not guaranteed. That&#8217;s because the person with the pre-existing condition must be medically stable when the insurance is purchased. We get quite a few calls a month from people where it almost sounds like we are the only travel [...]]]></description>
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