In Reply to: Up date on Brother in hospital posted by Bondy on Sunday, 24. September 2006 at 19:34 Bali Time:
a couple of days ago i was in Bali with family.....my nana ended up in BIMC and insurance said that because it was a problem with her heart they wouldn't cover it but after speaking to another person at travel insurance they asked for the phone number of her doctor in australia....they called checked out her past history and eventhough she had open heart surgery on her heart valve they still covered it......maybe get insurance company to call your local doctor.....also if he is at BIMC be very very careful they quoted me on arrival 1000dollars aust the next day they asked for another 150us dollars to see specialist but at check out time it had increased to over twice that amount.....make sure they talk through all the costs with you as they do tests and get it in writing. One doctor was very helpful the one who originally quoted but the other was horrible ...then they took my passport off me and said i couldnt leave until i had paid because at that stage insurance wasn't covering it. In the end it all worked out but was a very horrible experience. Maybe you could ring the travel insurance yourself and try to work things out to make sure he is covered. Best of luck i hope all goes very well for you and your family