Planning treatment in India?
Start with these checks.
A practical checklist for comparing information before committing to treatment abroad.
Use this checklist to discuss arrangements. It is not a hospital quote or a clinical recommendation.
What should you check before medical travel?
The proposed care
Exact hospital branch, clinician, proposed treatment and the reports reviewed.
Are these estimates for the same treatment? What still needs an examination?
The hospital estimate
Currency, issue date, expiry, itemised inclusions and payment terms.
What is fixed, what is estimated, and who confirms a change?
The exclusions
Extra hospital days, complications, investigations, medicines and implant assumptions.
Which costs could increase? How will a revised estimate reach me?
The whole trip
Separate travel, accommodation, companion, local transport and coordination costs.
Who is paid for each part? What are the cancellation terms?
Funding and cover
Insurer approval, its limits and conditions, and any amount the family must fund.
Do I have written approval for this exact hospital and treatment?
The return home
Discharge records, follow-up clinician, next appointment and clinical contact details.
Who takes responsibility for my follow-up in Kenya? Is it confirmed?
Verify the exact hospital, written estimate, exclusions, whole-trip costs, funding approval and follow-up arrangements before committing. Where to check official requirements
Keep original hospital documents alongside any comparison summary.
An estimate can change.
A useful plan makes uncertainty visible.
- Before travel
- Resolve open questions with the hospital. Do not treat pending insurance approval as money already available.
- If care changes
- Ask for the revised scope, reason and estimate in writing. Your clinicians explain the medical choices.
- If travel is unnecessary
- Keep care in Kenya as a valid outcome. A second review does not create an obligation to travel.