Did You Know the Costs Can Be Significant If You Get Transported Off Playa!?
This potentially life-saving ride is the one nobody plans to take: an emergency medical transport to one of the Reno hospitals. Even if you have insurance, you still might end up facing some significant out-of-pocket expenses. Of course it is considerably worse if you have no insurance at all!
Every year, it seems, we hear a story or two of a Burner who gets transported off playa for a medical emergency. Chances are good you’ll never need it, but if you have a complicated pre-existing condition or you are a good little scout and believe in preparedness, it’s worth considering ways to financially protect you & your loved ones by evaluating your coverage.
Our best advice is to evaluate your insurance coverage and consider getting it if you do not have it. Review all the terms and conditions; there is no shortcut to this. Sadly, in the US, the insurance landscape is too complex for an easy answer, and Burning Man Project is not in a position to provide advice that will be accurate for everyone.
Below is information specific to the 2024 event.
- For 2024, the primary air medevac provider for Black Rock City is REMSA/Care Flight.
- For Burning Man, Care Flight is providing a low-cost ($20 per person) membership program that may cover some co-pays caused by being flown out of BRC. (See Care Flight Terms & Conditions)
- Per Care Flight, Burning Man Memberships will be honored for medically necessary patient transports provided by Care Flight from July 22, 2024, to October 5, 2024.
- The application form can be found here.
- Burning Man may also use other medevac providers during busy times, which the Care Flight membership program may not cover.