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core cover: worldwide medical insurance
Benefits
level of cover
Explanation of benefits
Transplant services
Each condition, up to
GBP 150,000, USD 255,000 or
EUR 187,500
We
pay medical expenses for the following transplants if the organ has come from a relative or a certified and verified
source of donation:
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cornea
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small bowel
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kidney
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kidney/pancreas
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liver
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heart
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lung, or
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heart/lung transplant
We
will also pay medical expenses for bone marrow transplants (either using
your
own bone marrow or that of a compatible
donor) and peripheral stem cell transplants, with or without high dose chemotherapy when carried out for conditions other
than cancer.
We
pay donor expenses, for each condition needing a transplant whether the donor is a member or not, including:
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the harvesting of the organ, whether from live or deceased donor
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all tissue matching fees
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hospital
/operation costs of the donor, and
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any donor complications, but to a maximum of 30 days post-operatively only
We
do not pay for
treatment
received as an
out-patient
before or after the transplant for either
you
or
your
donor unless
you
have bought the Worldwide Medical Plus option.
We
do not pay for anti-rejection medicines unless
you
have bought the Worldwide Medicines and Equipment option three or
more years before needing these medicines.
We
do not pay medical costs for
you
to have an organ harvested, when the intended recipient is not a member of a
Bupa
Global
administered plan.
Please read about transplant services under Worldwide Medical Plus.
Please also read about donor organs in the ‘What is not covered’ section.
Hospice and palliative care
Lifetime limit of GBP 20,000,
USD 34,000 or EUR 25,000
We
pay for the following hospice and palliative care services if
you
have received a terminal diagnosis and can no longer
have
treatment
which will lead to
your
recovery:
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hospital
or hospice accommodation
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nursing care
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prescribed medicines
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physical, psychological, social and spiritual care
The amount shown is the total amount
we
shall pay for these expenses during the whole of
your
membership of
Bupa
Global
, even if
you
have a break in
your
cover.
Local road ambulance
Paid in full
We
pay for a local road ambulance:
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from the location of an accident to a
hospital
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for a transfer from one
hospital
to another, or
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from
your
home to the
hospital
When a local road ambulance is:
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medically necessary, and
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related to
treatment
that is covered that
you
need to receive in
hospital
