Original Medicare (Parts A & B): Travel

Worldwide emergency care coverage is not available through Medicare, with a few exceptions.

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Cost
20% of the Medicare-approved amount; Part B deductible applies
Prior Authorization Required
No
Provider Referral or Order Required
No

How To Receive

Details on how to apply

Should one of these rare circumstances occur, your loved one will need to collect all associated medical records and bills from the foreign facilities and providers and submit a Medicare claim upon return to the United States.

For more information on Medicare benefits and coverage, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or visit the Medicare Benefits Website. TTY users, call 1-877-486-2048.

Availability
Ongoing while traveling outside of the U.S.
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Medicare generally doesn't cover healthcare when traveling outside the U.S.* There are some exceptions, including cases where Medicare may pay for services received while on board a ship within the territorial waters adjoining the land areas of the U.S.

Medicare may pay for inpatient hospital, provider, or ambulance services received in a foreign country in these rare cases:

Medicare may cover medically necessary ambulance transportation to a foreign hospital only with admission for medically necessary covered inpatient hospital services.

*The "U.S." is defined as the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

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