New Mexico to Wyoming (Casper, Gillette: sale, renter, HOA)

[WyoNewk]

Originally Posted by northernborn

Park County, bighorn county parts of hot springs county meet your list.

also, invest in the Air Med service. The Air Med ( helicopter) care network is essential because you won't always be at home when you need to be flown from YNP or the middle of the beartooths to bozeman or billings ( I've done it three times, very expensive without adequate insurance for the flights) it's $5 a month covers the whole family.

Powell has everything you desire, parts of wapiti, happy to show you around and introduce you to a very very good real estate broker, JohnKendrick , they are origianl pioneers in Wyoming ( Kendrick ranch, kendrick mansion in sheriden, etc etc) and there is nothing he doesn't know about building, buying renting in Wyoming....consider renting.

4 bedroom houses on 5 acres are rented by our friends with everything included for $1400 a month, cheaper than a new mortgage by far for the same house.

hopefully Welcome to Wyoming! Glad to have more shooters

Yes to the bolded. It's what I intended to suggest in my post, but I see I forgot to mention the "air" part of air ambulance service.

[sunsprit]

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

Yes to the bolded. It's what I intended to suggest in my post, but I see I forgot to mention the "air" part of air ambulance service.

You need to check the coverages of your medical insurance policy. You may find that "medically" ordered air transport is a covered item with all such air transport services.

As Air Med describes in their brochure, their service guarantees air transport from point of need only to the closest medical provider using their partner air transport companies. They recoup the cost of doing so from your medical insurance. Air Med is, in net effect, only a clearing house for some of the aviation based medical transport companies of the area. Their coverage extends only to the carriers that they have contracted with; ie, there may be other air transporters in the region who may be the one best able to provide air transport service at the time of need. You must take care that the air transporter is within their network or they won't cover the cost.

The benefit to signing up with these folks is if you do not otherwise have medical air transport insurance coverage. At $85/year, it may be a good deal if you need such insurance.

[Suzee8]

Wow! Thank you for ALL of the responses! I’ll need a day or two to read through them, and discuss options & priorities with my other half. The Air Med is a definite consideration.

[juneaubound]

Originally Posted by WyoNewk

Yes to the bolded. It's what I intended to suggest in my post, but I see I forgot to mention the "air" part of air ambulance service.

Good suggestion, and yes we've got it as well.

[nm9stheham]

Originally Posted by sunsprit

You need to check the coverages of your medical insurance policy. You may find that "medically" ordered air transport is a covered item with all such air transport services.

As Air Med describes in their brochure, their service guarantees air transport from point of need only to the closest medical provider using their partner air transport companies. They recoup the cost of doing so from your medical insurance. Air Med is, in net effect, only a clearing house for some of the aviation based medical transport companies of the area. Their coverage extends only to the carriers that they have contracted with; ie, there may be other air transporters in the region who may be the one best able to provide air transport service at the time of need. You must take care that the air transporter is within their network or they won't cover the cost.

The benefit to signing up with these folks is if you do not otherwise have medical air transport insurance coverage. At $85/year, it may be a good deal if you need such insurance.

This is good info; appreciated! I read this in their website:
"Membership fees alone are not enough to cover the cost of member transports. Those fees are prepaid protection against costs not covered by a member’s insurance, other benefits or third party responsibility. Almost all of our members have some type of insurance, benefit or third party responsibility that covers all or part of the cost of transport. Collecting enough from those sources is necessary to keep membership fees low. Of course, if there is no other source of payment for a member’s transport, the transport is still covered in full by the membership."

I also read it is an alliance of 4 major air medical carriers. So that may be a little different than a clearing house, i.e., not just a broker; sounds like a joint venture 'financial pool' for these 4 companies, almost like a minor insurance carrier.

[northernborn]

Originally Posted by nm9stheham

This is good info; appreciated! I read this in their website:
"Membership fees alone are not enough to cover the cost of member transports. Those fees are prepaid protection against costs not covered by a member’s insurance, other benefits or third party responsibility. Almost all of our members have some type of insurance, benefit or third party responsibility that covers all or part of the cost of transport. Collecting enough from those sources is necessary to keep membership fees low. Of course, if there is no other source of payment for a member’s transport, the transport is still covered in full by the membership."

I also read it is an alliance of 4 major air medical carriers. So that may be a little different than a clearing house, i.e., not just a broker; sounds like a joint venture 'financial pool' for these 4 companies, almost like a minor insurance carrier.

It is. flew twice without and 3 times with it. unless you have an extra 80k laying around, buy it. Lake hotel to St Vincents in Billings was $89,000 for air alone, i was responsible for $29,000 of that.

Emergency care here in Park County is top shelf, if they can save lives after grizzly attacks they certainly can stabilize you to get to st v's and now we have a new cardiac care unit opening in nearby cody. Most top of their filed doctors and nurses burn out in the cities and end up here we have the best healthcare I've ever gotten including in NY where they almost killed me by giving me surgery too soon after medicine.

you go to St V's and it's like a sci-fi show, it's amazing what they can do, most surgeons are B+ there but the cardiac surgery nurses are A++ their teams are fantastic.

main reason we ended up back here after travelling the last 50 years, healthcare here is excellent.

[Suzee8]

Thank you for the extra information about the air services. We’re doing a thorough review of finances, timeline, etc. Everything depends on facts, figures, age and practicality. Thank you, very much.

There is also a caveat of my being in a wheelchair within the next year or two. (Recent spine news.) If that occurs, it may negate the entire inquiry.

[nm9stheham]

Just saw the above. I wish you the very best with your spinal situation.... and am sure everyone else does as well.

[jody_wy]

Originally Posted by Suzee8

Thank you for the extra information about the air services. We’re doing a thorough review of finances, timeline, etc. Everything depends on facts, figures, age and practicality. Thank you, very much.

There is also a caveat of my being in a wheelchair within the next year or two. (Recent spine news.) If that occurs, it may negate the entire inquiry.

We built a new house on the new ranch, pretty open inside, wide doors , wide showers that you can get a wheel chair into. a ramp up to the big covered front porch... I helped take care of grand parents and my wife took care of her folks. we was thinking my mom maybe in a year or so... and later on it set up for when we get old....

[Suzee8]

Thank you, nm9stheham, for your kind wishes; and thank you, jody_wy, for the wide halls and ramps suggestion. We really are looking at all possibilities. I’m of the mindset that if mobility shifts, it’s not the end of the world. Just adjust your thinking and it will work out.