Paradise or Peril - South America

PARADISE OR PERIL? Your trip to South America could turn out to be more than you bargained for... TAPEWORM ACTING UP DURING FEELING CHEST PAINS AFTER HIKING HIGH IN THE ANDES? YOUR AMAZON EXPLORATION? INSURANCE PAYMENTS TO TREAT A PATIENT FOR CYSTICERCOSIS $35,188.90 INSURANCE PAYMENTS TO TREAT A PATIENT FOR HEART FAILURE $26,191.90 REHABILITATION & TESTING REQUIRED AVERAGE LENGTH OF TREATMENT TO TREAT ANGINA PECTORIS 3-6 MONTHS BEFORE PARASITE ANTIGEN LEVELS BEGIN TO FALL 3 MONTHS ADULTS AFFECTED EACH YEAR NUMBER OF CASES WORLDWIDE 9.8 MILLION 50-100 MILLION PERU BRAZIL MAJOR LEG INJURY AFTER BEING REAR-ENDED IN RIO DE JANEIRO? INSURANCE PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH A CAR ACCIDENT CHILE $99,698.80 FRACTURE YOUR ANKLE AT TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK? AVERAGE RECOVERY TIME AFTER A PATELLA 6 MONTHS INSURANCE PAYMENTS TO TREAT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED IN CAR PATIENT FORA FRACTURED ANKLE $45,335.11 ACCIDENTS EACH YEAR IN THE U.S. 2.9 MILLION ARGENTINA AVERAGE RECOVERY TIME AFTER AN ANKLE FRACTURE 12 WEEKS-1 YEAR NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIAGNOSED FEELING DECOMPRESSED AFTER YOUR FIRST DEEP SEA DIVE? EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES 187 PER 100,000 INSURANCE PAYMENTS FOR A PATIENT'S RECOMPRESSION THERAPY $48,541.20 TIME UNTIL YOU'RE BACK TO NORMAL 72 HOURS NUMBER OF CASES PER 100.000 DIVES 13.4 SOURCES MEDICAL TREATMENT COSTS* CHEST PAINS HCCMIS claims data http://www.mdguidelines.com/angina-pectoris DIVING DILEMMA ROCKY FALL http://www.mdguidelines.com/caisson-disease http://www.mdguidelines.com/fracture-ankle TAPEWORM AUTO ACCIDENT http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215589-overview http://www.mdguidelines.com/fracture-patella http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats.html *The claims examples provided above are based on actual claims handled by HCCMIS. Coverage for similar claims is not to be inferred from the above examples as all claims are determined to be eligible/ineligible based on the applicable insurance policy and the facts and circumstances of each claim. 0000-XX-0000