What Other Options Do You Have?
There are other policies that can help you cover the cost of an emergency when you travel outside the United States. They include:
- Travel Insurance: Travel Insurance plan [4] helps to cover your medical expenses when you travel abroad. Aside from your medical expenses, this plan covers many things. They cover the cost of lost and stolen items that may occur during your journey. You are also covered if your trip is cut short for some important reasons.
- Medicare Advantage: Medicare Advantage plan is similar to the original Medicare plan except that it is provided by private insurance companies. It covers everything the original Medicare covers together with some extra benefits. It works just like the original Medicare and covers your expenses when you travel abroad during emergency situations as explained above.
- TRICARE For Life: TRICARE [5] is a health plan given to people who are in the military. This plan covers the cost of medical expenses when you travel abroad. It is important that militant retirees enroll in this plan after they must have enrolled for the original Medicare plan.