Panama to Offer Free Medical Insurance Coverage to Visitors

Panama to Offer Free Medical Insurance Coverage to Visitors

The government of Panama is instituting a program offering free emergency medical insurance to tourists during the first 30 days of their stay. The program is available to all visitors arriving at Panama’s Tocumen International Airport. Travelers can access the insurance by visiting the tourist information center in Tocumen Airport’s immigration area.

Visitors will receive a brochure with program information, along with a user card. Travelers who require emergency medical attention can then present the user card along and a passport at any health center. The policies cover accidental death, plus hospitalization and medical expenses for injuries due to accidents or diseases contracted in Panama; dental emergency expenses; administrative legal assistance; and lost or stolen documents. Policies do not cover incidents caused by negligence, related to alcohol and drugs, or resulting from participation in extreme sports.

“Health insurance is an incentive for tourists visiting Panama as well as all other attractions of the country as a tourist destination,” said Solomon Shamah, Panama’s director of tourism. “Those who take advantage of the health services in the country will see that Panama is an ideal place for medical tourism with highly trained physicians and hospitals.” Policies will be issued by Assicurazioni Generali.