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Launch insurance influenza A/H1N1
The product will cost 199 dollars and can be bought in pharmacies, supermarkets, hospitals and schools, is designed for users from zero to 65 years of age and cover with 2,000 pesos for treatment
The insurance will cost 199 dollars and will be launched in November. Influenza: warning companies MEXICO CITY (CNNExpansi?n.com) - Starting November launch Schuh Marsh Brockman and insurance against the diagnosis of influenza A/H1N1 which will cost 199 pesos.
This product is unique in its kind, will be available in pharmacies, supermarkets, convenience stores, department, hospitals and schools, the company said in a statement.
Until October 26 Mexico 50.234 had confirmed cases of people infected, of whom 328 have died, according to the Ministry of Health.
Mexico City, Chiapas, Yucatan and Nuevo Leon are the states with the highest number of cumulative cases reported, with 69% of incidences.
"This insurance is created through an agreement with the General Health Insurance coverage that applies to any person diagnosed with the disease," says the CEO of Marsh Global Consumer, Javier Ollivier.
The insurance will cover any person from zero to 65 years of age who is diagnosed with the disease, and give him 2,000 pesos to pay for treatment hospitalization unconditionally on the expiry of the waiting period of 20 calendar days from the activation.
The product works like a prepaid phone card, where the consumer to obtain a sheet scratches that must be discharged at 01800 0217 265 Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 20:00 pm or through www.generaldesalud.com.mx / AH1N1 (page to come into operation once the product is marketed), where you enter your personal data through a security code.
With this process the active client and gets the insurance policy number.
If you are a beneficiary of the health sector treatment against influenza A/H1N1 has no cost, but if you go to a private hospital is the most prescribed drug Tamiflu, which has a cost of between 410 and 580 pesos, or Relenza, priced approximately 320 pesos.
To this we must add 320 pesos, which controls more than paracetamol for fever and 40 pesos for a medicine for headache.
The "rapid test" for influenza type A has an approximate cost of 300 pesos, with 60% of success for AH1N1 worse thing to do additional specific test.
The total cost of illness without hospitalization is 620 pesos, according to calculations by the company.
The insurance, which has no deductible, may also be purchased at the corporate level to be offered as benefit to employees, whether paid by the company as provided or paid by the employee and voluntary insurance.
Currently there is a similar product, as the existing insurance (hospitalization as a result of compensation by the A/H1N1) determine the daily payment from a number of days stayed in hospital (deductible).