Long term Europe visa insurance US Citizens traveling to Europe

Medicare will not cover US citizens traveling to Europe. Medicare will cover eligible older Americans only within the US borders. All the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa are considered part of the U.S and accept US Medicare. However, Medicare will not pay for health care services outside these US territories or traveling in a ship and when the ship is more than 6 hours away from the US port. The Medicare prescription drugs plan also does not offer coverage for the drugs purchased outside the United States.

To get a reimbursement of the quarantine expenses the insured person need the following in order to get the Covid coverage:

• A positive Covid 19 test report after the inception of the travel insurance policy
• The covid 19 cover needs to have quarantine coverage included in the policy
• The covid treatments, tests and quarantine order needs to be demanded by a medical physician after contracting the Coronavirus illness in order for the insured to be covered. Any tests or treatment availed without the approval of a medical physician will not be covered.

Covid19 pandemic has made international travel challenging. Most countries are allowing international travelers with certain rules and requirements. These countries are trying to shield their citizens by enforcing strict safety measures for international travelers. Many countries are insisting on travel insurance with Covid19 quarantine coverage should the traveler test positive for Covid19 and need to accommodate somewhere.

A mandatory quarantine requirement of a visitor into a country before having a positive PCR test will be considered as a preventive care and not be covered by the travel insurance plan. Travel insurance policies that offer Covid-19 coverage do not cover preventive care like mandatory quarantine or vaccination. In case the destination country has mandatory quarantine requirements regardless of vaccination status or test result, those costs need to be paid by the visitors on their own. In case of contracting the coronavirus illness and have tested positive for covid the travel insurance will cover covid-19 related expenses.

Travelers who are US citizens or US residents can get travel insurance with quarantine cover from Trawick International with their Safe Travels Outbound Insurance, Safe Travels Voyager Insurance and Safe travel Explorer insurance plan.

The Safe Travels Outbound plan is a travel medical insurance plan offered by Trawick International. It has options of $50,000 to $500,000 medical maximum which will pay for unexpected medical expenses while you are on your trip. Deductible options of $0 to $2,500 are available. Remember that a deductible is only paid one time and only in the case of medical expenses. The basic plan offers a $2000 benefit for "trip delay" which can be used in case of quarantine. The Trip Delay Benefit paid at $150 per person (testing positive) per day up to a total of $2000 (so about 13 days available). You can upgrade this benefit to $4,000 ($300/day) or $7000 ($500/day) to meet your needs. Note that in the case of this benefit, you will pay for your lodging and food while in quarantine out of pocket, keep your receipts, and submit a claim upon your return home.

US residents wanting a trip cancellation plan, can choose from some trip cancellation plans that also offer this trip delay benefit (specifically the Safe Travels Voyager offers the same upgrades to the travel delay benefit outlined above). Safe Travels Explorer Insurance is the trip insurance which offers coverage for quarantine up to $2,000.Trip cancellation plans allow you to insure the value the non-reimbursable portion of your trip should you lose if you cannot go on your trip (or part of it).

Travelers can visit American visitor insurance for more details that will enable the visitor to make an informed decision.