Monica,
That is part of the information I am trying to receive from each of the companies. Do all travellers insurance policies cover the private ambulance costs, and if so, how much? And if not, which ones do?
What health insurance plans have reciprocal coverage in Jamaica?
Each person travelling abroad should check the fine print of their health insurance policies and find out what services are covered and not covered abroad. Most decent policies would have these expenses covered, but unless their is a reciprocal arrangement with an insurance company in Jamaica (I think Blue Cross has one with Sagicor, but am not positive) you would need to pay locally, keep the receipt and have your insurance company reimburse you when you get back home.
To get all the correct information that is being asked in this thread, as I stated, there are a lot of issues involved to be accurate - it is not just a simple, "for this ambulance ride you pay this much". And remember that the hospital/emergency costs will need to be covered as well. if you need an ambulance, the ambulance cost may be the least of your worries.
Two of the companies I am dealing with also offer air ambulance services and have offices on other Caribbean islands. This is one of their specialties.
The Air Link Express charter service link you posted is essentially a local island charter service that offers air ambulance as one of their services. The majority of their business comes from taking passengers across the island - normally the MoBay-Kingston route for business people who need to conduct business in Kingston. They do not specialize in air ambulance services, but do offer that service.
And this situation is something on the mind of each person who lives in and around Negril. We live with this on a daily basis - which is why Cliff Reynolds was so adamant about the problem in the article posted. But the fire department spokesman was correct, it was a motorcycle (two actually) that caused the accident. I drove by moments after it happened and one of the cyclists was being helped into a taxi to go to the emergency room in Sav. He was banged up pretty bad.
