The GOP Standoff: Why Your Platinum Card Won't Get You Into a Japanese Hospital
Japanese hospitals don't care that your insurance will reimburse you later. They want a Guarantee of Payment faxed to their admission desk now—and your credit card company can't send one. Without this single document, you're not a patient. You're a liability standing in the waiting room.
Why Your Canadian Credit Card Insurance is Useless in Japan (A Forensic Analysis)
If you are relying on your OHIP card or your Visa Infinite to cover you in Tokyo, you are walking a financial tightrope. From the "Senior Cliff" that voids coverage after 4 days to the "Stability Clauses" that punish you for getting healthier, here is why Canadians need standalone insurance for Japan.