Pack your bags knowing international health insurance from Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions℠ has your back with coverage you can count on when you’re abroad.
Before you travel outside the U.S., it’s important to have a health plan that can go the distance with you. An international health plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions can give you peace of mind knowing you have health insurance that’s specially designed for worldwide travel.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions plans include:
- Coverage up to age 95 (age limit varies by plan)
- Flexible options that may include coverage for pre-existing conditions
- Access to quality doctors and hospitals in nearly 200 countries and territories1
- Telemedicine services for no-cost non-emergency care
- Convenient, self-service mobile app and member site to help you locate doctors and hospitals, translate medicines, request payment to providers, and more
- Coverage for medical evacuation, if needed
- Support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Whether you’re going on a short vacation, traveling for work, or planning to live abroad, Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions has coverage options to fit your needs.
Single trip and annual multi-trip plans for short-term travel
Plans for study abroad and other academic travel
Customizable plans for living and working outside your home country for extended periods
Annual plans designed for specialized needs
There's a lot you need to know before traveling abroad. From researching your destinations to preparing your medications, it can feel like a hefty to-do list.
You can start getting your globetrotting ducks in a row with Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions' Pre-Travel Checklist. You’ll find practical tips to get you ready for fun and healthy travel.
International health insurance can help you protect yourself against unexpected medical costs from illness, injuries, and medical emergencies while outside the U.S.. It helps cover medical services that your domestic health insurance plan doesn’t cover.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions plans are offered in cooperation with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC).
You don’t need a Blue Cross NC plan to buy a Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions policy.
Depending on your specific policy, international travel health insurance may cover clinic and hospital visits, prescriptions, ambulance services, COVID-19 testing and treatment, imaging, and more.
With a policy from Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions, your plan provides coverage if you get sick, injured, or have a medical emergency while outside the U.S. It also fills in the gaps that your U.S. health plan may not cover, including Medicare, such as medically necessary evacuations, and global telemedicine services.
No. You need to buy our travel medical plans before you leave on your trip. You can buy a plan up to one day before you leave. For single-trip plans, you may request a policy extension or a one time consecutive re-enrollment while overseas.
With Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions' single-trip plan, a trip can be as short as one day or as long as 182 days. The minimum charge is for seven days. With our multi-trip plans, you'll be covered for an unlimited number of trips within 365 days. Multi-trip plans cover the first 70 days of each trip.
If you'll be abroad for more than a year, Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions has long-term health plans with comprehensive coverage. These plans can be renewed every year as needed.
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