Tips About Health Care While Traveling Abroad



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 To ensure that you receive needed health care when traveling abroad, before your trip, don't forget to:

Confirm with your insurance company the extent of your coverage while abroad and the procedure for submitting claims for international health care expenses.

Decide whether you need a travel insurance and/or medical evacuation insurance policy. Call your travel agent to talk about and arrange for these.

Write down the addresses and telephone numbers of U.S. consulates in the countries you'll be visiting.

Bring a letter from your doctor if you are being treated for a chronic condition, listing your diagnosis and current medications (including the generic names for the drugs and dosage, since brand names vary by country).

Always bring your insurance card and a claim form information and phone numbers, whether you're using your individual insurance policy or a travel insurance policy.

Be sure the information in your passport about whom to contact in an emergency is correct and up-to-date.

It might also be helpful to research the name of the hospitals in the areas you will be traveling (including countries where you have lay overs). Some countries have government run hospitals and private hospitals. Care at facilities may vary, so it may be wise to determine a hospital you would prefer to be taken to in the event of a medical emergency. Some countries may also have hospitals that are more able to care for tourists (the staff may speak English).

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