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Who can qualify? Because MASA Assist is not an insurance company, but simply a private medical transport service provider, the company asks no health- related questions of anyone wanting to become a member. There’s no age limit, either, so basically anyone can become a member of MASA Assist. However, the only stipulation MASA Assist has is that if someone has a pre-existing medical condition, there’s a 90-day waiting period. But should anything outside of the pre-existing condition were to require that person to be flown during that 90-day waiting period, MASA Assist will assist that person. So you’re basically covered even when you’re technically not covered! ABOUT MASA: MASA Assist was founded in 1974 in the United States by Frank Halley, whose vision was simple yet essential: that everyone could afford its services. The story goes that a child was in need of an organ transplant in California, but the child’s parents could not afford the medical evacuation. Halley volunteered his private jet to the UCLA Medical School to transport the child, thereby saving the child’s life. the service needed to be affordable for everyone who needs it. In fact, MASA is the first company to provide air ambulance service in the world. For the air ambulance service, the company partners with one of the largest air ambulance companies, REVA, which extends its reach worldwide. For more information, contact MASA Assist at telephone # 1 (758)452-6272 or visit their office at Orange Park Commercial Centre T28, Bois d’Orange, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. That experience triggered something in Halley: that www.slyoumag.com | February - April 2020 SL-YOU | It’s All About Business 27