Roundup: Articles From Around the Web
Here are some posts from around the web that I thought you may find interesting. Let me know if there is anything good I missed. Email me anything awesome that you find, or write, at Mark@milestomemories.com.
Articles
The Most Popular International Travel Destinations in All 50 States – Travel + Leisure
An interesting look at where people in each state travel most often.
Best party cities around the world – CNN Travel
I would put Amsterdam on this list as well. I was surprised to see Cape Town on the list. It is on my bucket list but I had never heard that it had a party scene, interesting.
New Report Says Few US Travelers Are Purchasing Travel Medical Insurance – Travel Pulse
I expected the number to be low but not 6% low – wow! I personally have never purchased travel medical insurance and I believe that it is more popular overseas. Some credit cards like the Amex Platinum come with some medical coverage.
Conclusion
Which article did you find most interesting? Remember to let me know of anything you come across that you want added into the next edition at Mark@milestomemories.com.
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Your coverage outside the USA has nothing to do with the ACA. It’s because of your employer paid group policy. You’re fortunate, most employer paid policies don’t provide outside-USA coverage.
Christian, your agent is incorrect. While you may have health insurance coverage while abroad, this is not required by the Affordable Care Act. In fact, most providers do not provide coverage for their policyholders while they are abroad. It’s also important to note that those insurers who do provide coverage while you’re abroad, will only provide it for emergency care and you will likely have to pay out of pocket for that care and then seek reimbursement from your provider.
Thanks for the insight Terry
Good point about emergency coverage. Otherwise people would just use doctors abroad at will.
As to the ACA, I wasn’t covered before it but was covered when it took effect, so logic coincides with what my agent said, and it seems a really stupid thing to lie about. Maybe it’s because I’m in an employer paid group policy. I just don’t see blue cross suddenly becoming altruistic because they felt like it. A mandate seems much more realistic.
Quite the typo in the headline 🙂
Fixed – thanks
The travel insurance piece is pretty skewed. For starters, there’s a link to their insurance. Secondly, the information cited is from an insurance group, so hardly unbiased there. Lastly, according to my insurance agent the Affordable Care Act requires insurance to cover you while abroad. What’s not covered is medical evacuation or transport, which can be really expensive. Check for yourself since I’m not an insurance expert, but blue cross did verify my coverage abroad.
That is interesting and something everyone should probably check with their insurance plan before traveling to see if they are covered and how to use it abroad etc.