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Pulsar travel medical assistance · from USD 2.60 a day

100% service.
0% friction.

Travel medical assistance for your whole trip. Doctors and case managers 24/7, in Spanish and English.

Your price in seconds. No name, email or phone. Nothing added at checkout. Full refund within 10 days, before you travel.
  • Doctor by video, WhatsApp, phone or text. Unlimited, free.
  • Most claims paid in minutes. One photo. No forms.
  • Flight-delay benefits with Blink Parametric. Check your plan terms.
  • Doctor by video, WhatsApp, phone or text. Unlimited, free.
  • Most claims paid in minutes. One photo. No forms.
  • Flight-delay benefits with Blink Parametric. Check your plan terms.

Photo: Florence, Italy.

  • Operated by MDabroad, since 2000
  • 85,000+ providers in 150+ countries
  • People 24/7: case managers, nurses, doctors
  • Medical benefits insured by the insurer named in your voucher
  • In the US: Aetna's network
The Pulsar app, on every plan

Your whole trip in your pocket. A person on WhatsApp when you would rather talk.

Pulsar app, trip screen: plan Superior, covered now, day 5 of 12, buttons for Doctor now, New claim, Help and clinics, Letters

A doctor in one tap. Any hour, free.

Video, WhatsApp, phone or text, unlimited on every plan, and nothing comes off your medical limit. Your voucher, your letters and nearby clinics on the same screen.

Pulsar app, claims screen: a pharmacy claim in Lisbon for EUR 38.50, paid

A photo of the receipt is the claim.

Send receipts on WhatsApp or here for review under your plan terms.

Pulsar app, benefits screen: USD 100,000 medical limit left for each traveler

The hospital bills us. You pay nothing at the desk.

Message us before you go in: the clinic gets your Verification of Benefits and bills us. You see your limit, per traveler, always.

Real screens from the Pulsar app (My trip), with sample data. Telemedicine is for non-emergencies; prescriptions follow local law. In a hospital, contact us first, or within 24 hours if you cannot.

Reimbursement

How to request reimbursement

Send your documents through the channels on your voucher. We review the claim under your plan terms.

Flight delay benefits

Check your voucher for the flight delay benefits that apply to your trip.

The terms, eligibility and payout method depend on the product and issued voucher.

Plans and prices

Every Pulsar plan has the same benefits. Only the medical limit changes.

Example: 10 days, one traveler aged 35.

On every plan

  • Medical and hospital care for a sudden illness or accident, up to your limit
  • Heart attack and stroke covered even with a history
  • Doctor by video, WhatsApp, phone or text, unlimited and free
  • People 24/7: case managers, nurses and doctors
  • The hospital bills us at network hospitals and clinics
  • Flight delay benefits according to the product and terms on your voucher
  • Medical transfers and repatriation when our doctors decide it is needed
  • Dental emergencies up to USD 2,500
  • Baggage, lost passport, legal help after a traffic accident
Extras, never pre-selected: trip cancellation from USD 21.11 and pre-existing conditions from USD 94.44 per person.What no plan covers
Before you buy

See what happens when you need help, step by step, with the clause that decides it.

A big medical limit tells you little about the night you need it. Where our contract is stricter than you would like, we say so here, before you pay.

Each situation in full
Who is responsible

Every name behind your Pulsar voucher, and who you call if something goes wrong.

Who is responsible
Sells your voucherAsteroid LLC, Aventura, FloridaPulsar is its brand
Runs 24/7 assistance and your claimsMDabroad (US & UK Medical Abroad LLC)Since 2000
Makes medical decisionsMDabroad's medical departmentNurses and doctors.
Insures the medical benefitsthe insurer named in your voucher email
Flight-delay benefits with Blink ParametricSee your plan
Hears your complaintYour case manager, then our complaints teamThen the insurer and your country's consumer authority
Destinations

Where are you going? Pulsar starts at USD 2.60 a day.

All 47 destinations
Help during your trip

Know how to reach us and make a claim.

  1. Contact us during your trip using the channels on your voucher.
  2. Before a planned visit, ask for a Verification of Benefits.
  3. For reimbursement, submit the documents required by your plan terms.

Your voucher and plan documents set the applicable benefits, timelines and conditions.

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Travel guides

Straight answers before you fly, checked by our doctors.

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Questions

What people ask before they buy Pulsar.

Is Pulsar travel insurance?

Pulsar is travel medical assistance: a 24/7 service that arranges and pays for your care abroad. Its medical benefits are insured by the insurer named in your voucher email, and the assistance is operated by MDabroad. It does not replace your health plan at home (clause 1 b).

Do I pay anything at the hospital?

Not for covered care at a network hospital or clinic, once you have contacted us. We send you a Verification of Benefits and the clinic bills us. If you cannot contact us first, do it within 24 hours (clause 6 a).

How fast are claims paid?

Send photos of the receipts and the medical report to our WhatsApp. There is no form. Once your documents are complete, we approve and pay most claims in minutes, and never take more than 5 days. Send documents within 60 days of your voucher's end (clause 7 e).

">What flight delay benefits apply to my trip?

Check your voucher for the terms, eligibility and payout method that apply to your product.

Are pre-existing conditions covered?

An acute heart attack or stroke is covered on every plan, whatever your history (clause 42 iii). Other conditions that began before the trip are not, unless you add the pre-existing extra: USD 15,000 or 20,000 for acute episodes (clause 8 k).

What changes after 65?

From 65 your medical limit is 75 percent of the plan's, and the daily price is higher. You can buy Pulsar up to age 85. We show both before you pay.

Can I buy once I have left home?

No. Pulsar has to be bought before your trip starts (clause 3 c). If you already hold a voucher and want to stay longer, ask us before it ends: we can issue up to 30 more days, and treatment of anything that began under the first voucher does not continue (clause 43).

Can I cancel and get my money back?

Yes. Within 10 days of buying, if your trip has not started and you have not used any service, you get everything back (clause 4 c). After that, and until 3 business days before your cover starts, you get 80% back, or you move your dates with no change fee. Later than that, or once the trip has started, it cannot be cancelled or moved.

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Your price in ten seconds. A person in sixty.

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Step 1 of 3 · About 60 seconds to finish

Choose your medical limit. Everything else is the same on every plan.

Included in every plan

Whichever limit you choose. Amounts are per traveler.

  • Medical and hospital care for a sudden illness or accident, up to your limit
  • Heart attack and stroke covered even with a history
  • Doctor by video, WhatsApp, phone or text, unlimited and free
  • People 24/7: case managers, nurses and doctors
  • The hospital bills us in the network
  • Flight-delay benefits with Blink Parametric. Eligibility, advance flight registration and benefit conditions depend on your plan.
  • Medical transfers and repatriation
  • Dental emergencies up to USD 2,500
  • Baggage, lost passport and legal help after a traffic accident

Optional extras

Trip cancellation or interruption

For listed causes such as your hospitalization or a death in the family. Price per traveler. Not available over 70.

Pre-existing conditions

Acute episodes of listed chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and asthma. Price per traveler.

Who is responsible: sold by Asteroid LLC (Pulsar) · assistance and claims by MDabroad · benefits subject to your plan terms.
Step 2 of 3 · Travelers and payment

Who is traveling?

Names as they appear in each passport. We use the date of birth to confirm the price.

Where we send your voucher and help

Your flights (optional): check your plan terms for flight registration.

Add my flights now (optional). You can also do it later in My trip or on WhatsApp.

Flight-delay benefits with Blink Parametric. Eligibility, advance flight registration and benefit conditions depend on your plan.

Before you pay

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Travel assistance · Latin America, US and Spain; conditions read are for Argentina

Pulsar vs Assist Card.

The questions that matter when something goes wrong, answered from both contracts. Where theirs is better, we say so.

0Better with Pulsar
3Better with Assist Card
8Same or depends
An emergency and you could not call first: how long do you have to tell them?Better: Assist Card
Assist Card

Report within 24 hours of the event, or within 24 hours after hospital discharge.

Pulsar

24 hours after it happens.

Their clause B.2.2, p. 5 · ours 6 a
You went to the emergency room without calling: what do they pay?Same
Assist Card

If you skip first contact, payment is capped at what its network would have cost.

Pulsar

We may refuse, or pay what our network would have cost.

Their clause B.2.1 (last paragraph) and B.2.2 (2), p. 5 · ours 7 d
How long do you have to send your claim papers?Better: Assist Card
Assist Card

365 days from notice for included insurance claims; legal actions expire 180 days after the event (C.11).

Pulsar

60 days after your trip ends.

Their clause D (Seguros), Prescripción, p. 35; C.11, p. 35 · ours 7 e
Can you stay longer after using the service?Depends
Assist Card

Yes, by buying a new card before expiry; it excludes problems that began under the earlier card.

Pulsar

Yes. Up to 30 more days, if we approve it.

Their clause C.5.3.1.A, p. 29 · ours 43
You are in hospital when your cover ends: what happens?Depends
Assist Card

Approved ongoing care continues until you can travel home; C.4.1.7 limits hospital stays to 7 extra days.

Pulsar

Hospital care continues until you are discharged.

Their clause C.5.7.2, p. 30; C.4.1.7, p. 11 · ours 4 d
Do they cover a condition you already had?Depends
Assist Card

Excluded; only first medical attention paid, USD 300 unless the voucher states another cap; add-on available.

Pulsar

No, except heart attack and stroke. With the extra: up to USD 20,000.

Their clause C.5.12.1, p. 31; C.4.2, p. 12 · ours 42 iii, 8 k
Can you buy once you have left home?Better: Assist Card
Assist Card

Yes, you can buy mid-trip; events during a waiting period ending 72 hours after start are not covered.

Pulsar

No.

Their clause C.5.3.1.B, p. 29 · ours 43
You also ask another company for help: do they still pay?Same
Assist Card

No further service or refunds if you ask another company for the same problem, before, during or after.

Pulsar

No.

Their clause C.8, p. 34 · ours 49
Are they responsible for the doctors they send you to?Same
Assist Card

Not responsible for the care delivered by the professionals it arranges.

Pulsar

No.

Their clause C.9, p. 34 · ours 51
Do you need their approval before care?Same
Assist Card

Prior approval required; in an urgent emergency go to the nearest service and report within 24 hours.

Pulsar

Yes, except in an emergency.

Their clause B.2.1 and B.2.2, p. 5 · ours 5, 6 a
You change your mind before the trip: what do you get back?Depends
Assist Card

10-day withdrawal with full refund; later cancellation only before start, refund amount not stated.

Pulsar

Everything within 10 days of buying. After that, 80% back or free new dates until 3 business days before cover starts.

Their clause C.1, p. 7 · ours 4 c

Source: Condiciones Generales de Servicios Assist Card (Argentina), last updated 03.2025, 55 pages, their document, read on Sep 30, 2026. Pulsar: general conditions, revision September 2025. Conditions vary by plan, country and edition; the one with your voucher counts. We compare contracts, not how either company treats customers. Pulsar is not affiliated with Assist Card. Found an error? Tell us on WhatsApp +1 (786) 414-1901.

Their promises

What Assist Card promises on its site, and what its contract says.

On their siteIn their conditions
12 interest-free installments (9 with some banks) sourceNot addressed in the conditions. C.5.5 (p. 30): the amount actually paid determines the product and its limits.
Up to 55% off sourceNot in the conditions. The page's own legal fine print (promotion 29/09/2026 to 12/10/2026) lists 40% or 50% off the published rate plus 20% for single card payment, and surcharges of 50% from age 70 and 100% from age 75.
World leader in travel assistance, since 1972, more than half a century leading the market sourceNot addressed in their conditions.
Uninterrupted multilingual service 24/7 from 51 interconnected offices sourceC.4.1 (p. 9) describes a worldwide network of Centrales de Alarma; the conditions do not state operating hours.
Pioneers in telemedicine; app telemedicine in Spanish 24 hours sourceC.4.1 (p. 9) lists online assistance through the mobile app (telemedicine) as one way care is provided.
Direct assistance: it pays the hospital or doctor directly, unlike reimbursement insurance sourceB.2.2 (p. 5) says Assist Card is not an emergency medical service; C.4.1.12 (p. 12) provides reimbursements paid at its offices; C.4.1.13 (p. 12) warns US bills may reach the traveler after returning home.
Cover if you have symptoms of pre-existing conditions sourceIn the Argentine conditions, pre-existing conditions are excluded except first medical attention up to the voucher cap (USD 300 if none stated) or an add-on (C.5.12.1, p. 31; C.4.2, p. 12). Colombia and Mexico conditions were not reviewed.
More than travel insurance: travel assistance sourceC.1 (p. 6): the services are not medical insurance nor a substitute for social security or prepaid medicine.
Their public reviews

Ratings as shown on each platform, and what unhappy reviewers write about most.

Trustpilot · seen 2026-09-304.6 / 5506 ratings

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Google Play · seen 2026-09-304.8 / 526,100 ratings

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App Store · seen 2026-09-304.8 / 52,200 ratings

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