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Evanston couple Mark Gould and Marla Green were on a two-week trip in Argentina with Road Scholar, a not-for-profit that offers travel programs usually for older adults. Several days into the trip, Gould started to feel sick and was unable to walk. He went to a hospital and was diagnosed with severe pneumonia. Gould had to be medically evacuated by airplane to a hospital in the Chicago area for continued treatment. While the couple had travel insurance, they were billed $23,311. What should you know when getting travel insurance so you don’t end up in the same situation?

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