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What are the best travel healthcare careers?
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Considering going back to school for something I healthcare but haven't decided what yet. Don't know if I want to go as a nurse (I'm used to long hour on my feet already) or find a tech position.
I've seen that there is a need for healthcare professionals to travel and am wondering if certain career tracks have greater opportunities in terms of pay and demand over others.
I'll also be able to work in both the US and Canada (depending on certification of course)
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there's a lot demand for travel nurses
Travel healthcare
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I am a travel speech therapist looking for furnished housing for a contract in Rocky Mount. Girlfriend needs to be a bit closer to Raleigh Durham airport for work. Anyone know of a place/realtor with furnished apartments between Rocky Mount and Raleigh? (Or anything else I should know?)
Thanks all! I found a place right between Rocky Mount and Raleigh (other advice/recommendations still appreciated)
Edit again: Raleigh is actually one of the best places in the country for medium term leases. Y’all talking out your behind. 300+ places in the city...just not it the very rural section I needed it to be I
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How long is the contract/rental need? Fortunately the route between Rocky Mount and Raleigh (and the bypass 540 to the airport) are relatively fast.
Travel in Healthcare Consulting?
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What is the realistic amount of time expected for travel? Accenture says 0-80% but I know other firms are hardly making anyone travel, especially when clients are now remote. Any insight?
Top Comment: Dependent on the client.
Travel health insurance for USA
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I'm traveling to the USA from Mexico to do a road trip for a month, I wonder if anyone knows or recommend a travel insurance for any medical emergency.
Thanks.
Top Comment: https://genki.world/ offers a worldwide cover (all countries included) with medical treatment without cost limit, for both emergencies and outpatient visits, and you can choose any doctor in the world. You pay through a monthly subscription that you can cancel in a monthly basis without extra charges. You can use it for just one month.
Wondering whether to cancel USA trip (healthcare costs if in an accident)
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Thanks all for your comments. I think a few misread/I wasn't clear enough, I HAVE travel insurance, however I'm asking if anyone has any experience of actually claiming on it.
Lots of people assume insurance is fine but find in reality it's not, despite checking the small print to a non-professional level.
Anyone who's had to claim on insurance for other things (car, home etc) will know how, despite reading the small print, they often don't payout in full and I'm wondering what the situation is with health insurance when US people seem to routinely face huge costs despite having much more expensive insurance.
I appreciate this is low risk, but I don't want to risk bankrupting my family in anyway when there are a million other countries to visit.
If anyone's ACTUALLY had a health issue in the US (traffic accident, broken leg etc) AND claimed on their local insurance/found it's not an issue (rather than just assuming it will be fine), I'd be keen to hear, but otherwise it seems it's worth attempting and trying to flee the country if it becomes a problem.
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Hi,
A bit of an odd question...
I (UK, 40s) have travelled a lot, however haven't been to the USA for 20 years (previously visited on 4 occasions).
I am very healthy, but do have high blood pressure, controlled through taking one minor medication.
I have a visit booked to New York (city) for 5 days and about a month ago bought a reasonably high end/recognised brand travel insurance package (registering the exact details of my blood pressure) including health for the US for about £30/$40 (there were lower cost options I noted)
Now reading more and more about how horrific the state of medical care is in the US (people being routinely bankrupted by costs even with US/employment insurance), I'm wondering if it's worth the risk as a tourist and if I should cancel my visit...
I just can't understand how people will pay huge amounts in health insurance and still face eye-watering costs, yet magically my £30 will stop that if (god forbid) something happens to me...
I'm obviously not planning on having any health issues/accidents in my 5 day visit, but it is feeling like a gamble as the costs I'm seeing people face would literally destroy my life.
I'm wondering how people feel about this and (specifically) if anyone has had an accident in the US (eg a broken leg or similar) and their UK travel insurance has meant they're not financially destroyed from it?
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The travel insurance should cover you, and if it doesn’t, just don’t come back to the US after you leave lol
IDR healthcare
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Has anyone worked with IDR Healthcare for local or travel contracts?
Top Comment: Has anyone worked with IDR Healthcare for local or travel contracts?
Does anyone work for the travel agency LRS healthcare? I have questions.
Main Post: Does anyone work for the travel agency LRS healthcare? I have questions.
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I use to work for them