There is an old saying that children always become ill at inopportune times. But are there opportune times? Especially exasperating is when they choose family vacations for their illnesses. Worse, you then discover that your insurance policy does not reimburse you for medical expenses incurred away from home, provides no assistance in finding medical care, […]
Children/Travel/Illness/Paying the medical bills
November 24, 2011 by kidstra
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Family Travel/H1N1 Swine Flu
November 9, 2009 by sonicblum
Quarantines* and other restrictions on international travel do little to limit the spread of disease, in this case, H1N1flu, when the disease already exists in most countries, says World Health Organization. Nevertheless, public health authorities in some countries, mostly in the Middle East and Asia, are monitoring arriving travelers for symptoms suggestive of H1N1 and […]
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