{"id":5843,"date":"2025-05-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/high-blood-pressure-and-travel-insurance-a-complete-guide-for-hypertensive-travelers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:25:49","slug":"high-blood-pressure-and-travel-insurance-a-complete-guide-for-hypertensive-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/high-blood-pressure-and-travel-insurance-a-complete-guide-for-hypertensive-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"High Blood Pressure and Travel Insurance: Everything You Need to Know to Travel Well-Covered with Hypertension"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5843\" class=\"elementor elementor-5843 elementor-5816\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa0ed9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fa0ed9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9c95f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9c95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High blood pressure, a common condition affecting 40% of Canadians aged 56 to 65, can<strong> impact your travel insurance coverage<\/strong>. This comprehensive article guides you through the <strong>implications of hypertension on your insurance<\/strong> and explains how to obtain the best protection for your travels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ad271 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88ad271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3135444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3135444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4128\" alt=\"Hypertension-assurance-voyage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hypertension.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c544dfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c544dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b2661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1b2661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:44\"><strong>Understanding Hypertension and Its Risks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hypertension is a condition where blood pressure is abnormally high, forcing the heart to work harder. It is often asymptomatic, but it is still a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b061a96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b061a96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19064fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19064fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>How does hypertension affect travel insurance coverage?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When purchasing medical travel insurance, the insurer will ask you to be &#8220;stable and controlled&#8221; for each of your pre-existing medical conditions in order to be covered in case of a claim. This includes your high blood pressure. Therefore, a new diagnosis of hypertension or a change in your medication for hypertension can have significant repercussions on your travel insurance coverage, since the condition will no longer be &#8220;stable and controlled.&#8221; (See the definition of &#8220;stable and controlled&#8221; in the insurance policy. Please note: the insurer&#8217;s definition often differs from your doctor&#8217;s.)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdc45a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bdc45a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88703b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f88703b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The required stability period before departure varies depending on the age of the insured person:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:128\">A person aged 69 or younger must have been stable and controlled for a minimum period of 3 months before their departure date.<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:126\">A person aged 70 or older must have been stable and controlled for a minimum period of 6 months before their departure date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d3c02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45d3c02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01b253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a01b253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:95\">However, you may be eligible for a stability requirement of only 2 months&#8230; or even 30 days!<\/h3><p data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:39\"><strong>Our policy has the following exception:<\/strong><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:141\">Exception: <span data-teams=\"true\">High blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol require only<\/span> two (2) months of stability before the departure date.<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:197\">Finally, if you have had any changes to your high blood pressure condition but at least 30 days of stability before departure, you may consider our <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/travel-insurance\/our-options\/reduced-stability-period\/\">Reduced Stability Period option.<\/a><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:87\">Contact your representative or one of our agents for more information: 1-800-268-9633*<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:87\"><em>*Please note that, in the event of any discrepancy between this article and your insurance policy, the latter prevails.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This comprehensive article walks you through the implications of hypertension on your insurance and explains how to get the best protection for your travels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-5843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-from-our-experts","tag-high-blood-pressure"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.tourmed.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}