Perm resident in US, temp in Germany. Health insurance?
May 20, 2019, 2:40 pm
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Perm resident in US, temp in Germany. Health insurance?
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to figure this one out but the internet hasn't been providing me clear answers. So I thought I'd try to see if someone here can help. My wife and I have left our full-time jobs in March to go freelance in Germany because of a special project she's working on. We intend to move back in August.
I just got booked for a 5-week gig in the US that starts on Wednesday. My German health insurance doesn't cover trips to the US. Last month we took travel medical insurance for a 2-week trip to the US. I went to use the same insurance, only to realize they cap it at 30-days for the US.
What are my options here? I'll probably go first and my wife and child will come to join me for 3 weeks or so. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm trying to figure this one out but the internet hasn't been providing me clear answers. So I thought I'd try to see if someone here can help. My wife and I have left our full-time jobs in March to go freelance in Germany because of a special project she's working on. We intend to move back in August.
I just got booked for a 5-week gig in the US that starts on Wednesday. My German health insurance doesn't cover trips to the US. Last month we took travel medical insurance for a 2-week trip to the US. I went to use the same insurance, only to realize they cap it at 30-days for the US.
What are my options here? I'll probably go first and my wife and child will come to join me for 3 weeks or so. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
May 20, 2019, 7:00 pm
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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to figure this one out but the internet hasn't been providing me clear answers. So I thought I'd try to see if someone here can help. My wife and I have left our full-time jobs in March to go freelance in Germany because of a special project she's working on. We intend to move back in August.
I just got booked for a 5-week gig in the US that starts on Wednesday. My German health insurance doesn't cover trips to the US. Last month we took travel medical insurance for a 2-week trip to the US. I went to use the same insurance, only to realize they cap it at 30-days for the US.
What are my options here? I'll probably go first and my wife and child will come to join me for 3 weeks or so. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm trying to figure this one out but the internet hasn't been providing me clear answers. So I thought I'd try to see if someone here can help. My wife and I have left our full-time jobs in March to go freelance in Germany because of a special project she's working on. We intend to move back in August.
I just got booked for a 5-week gig in the US that starts on Wednesday. My German health insurance doesn't cover trips to the US. Last month we took travel medical insurance for a 2-week trip to the US. I went to use the same insurance, only to realize they cap it at 30-days for the US.
What are my options here? I'll probably go first and my wife and child will come to join me for 3 weeks or so. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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May 20, 2019, 7:00 pm
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Hi. Because your circumstance is different than mine (I was an American buying travel medical insurance for work in Italy) you might have inquire directly, but have you tried these guys?
https://www.expatriatehealthcare.com/
https://www.expatriatehealthcare.com/
May 20, 2019, 7:44 pm
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May 20, 2019, 7:50 pm
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COBRA? You can pay your current employer to continue your health insurance coverage, although it's probably not cheap.
May 20, 2019, 9:29 pm
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