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Travel Health Insurance Resources

Travel Health Insurance Resources And Links To Quickly Answer Your Questions And Help You

Whether you are looking for a glossary of insurance terms

  • Or some answers to questions about your travel insurance
  • Or help choosing the best insurance for your trip
  • Or would like help filing an international insurance claim
  • Or are looking for medical advice on staying healthy when traveling

Good advice, for good people, looking for good results… Trusted for over 22 years.


Good Neighbor Insurance has developed extensive travel, medical and insurance resources on such topics as: Safe travel, staying healthy, answers to travel insurance questions, how to file an insurance claim overseas,  “What-if” travel questions, best essential free first aid apps for your smartphone, places to volunteer for a summer, faith-based opportunities, and more. Whether you are looking for answers regarding Medicare coverage overseas, how to avoid diarrhea when traveling overseas, short-term training materials, how to learn a foreign language – (Either tips or programs), hopefully we’ll be able to help you by clicking on one of the buttons above.

Don’t see the answer you are looking for? Ask us to the right using the comment/question mini-app and we’ll try to answer as well as add it to our growing list! How’s that sound?

Most of us have traveled pretty extensively and have lived overseas ourselves and have gained valuable experience over the years. That experience is reflected in these resources and answers to your questions. Another site that you may find helpful depending on where you are headed is the Thorntree Travel Forum, a discussion forum set up by Lonely Planet. They have been really helpful in the past. Note that the forums are made up of travelers contributions, and some may not be accurate (esp. regarding some aspects of international insurance), or you may not agree with. Still, we are grateful for them.

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Travel health insurance resources and links to quickly answer your questions and help you stay healthy and happy overseas.

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Whether you are looking for a glossary of insurance terms

  • Or some answers to questions about your travel insurance
  • Or help choosing the best insurance for your trip
  • Or would like help filing an international insurance claim
  • Or are looking for medical advice on staying healthy when traveling

Good advice, for good people, looking for good results… Trusted for over 22 years.

 
Good Neighbor Insurance has developed extensive travel health insurance resources on such topics as: Safe travel, staying healthy, answers to travel insurance questions, how to file an insurance claim overseas, “What-if” travel questions, best essential free first aid apps for your smartphone, places to volunteer for a summer, faith-based opportunities, and more. Whether you are looking for answers regarding Medicare coverage overseas, how to avoid diarrhea when traveling overseas, short-term training materials, how to learn a foreign language – (Either tips or programs), hopefully we’ll be able to help you by clicking on one of the buttons above.
 
Don’t see the answer you are looking for? Live chat with us and we’ll try to answer as well as add it to our growing list! How’s that sound?
 
Most of us have traveled pretty extensively and have lived overseas ourselves and have gained valuable experience over the years. That experience is reflected in these resources and answers to your questions. Another site that you may find helpful depending on where you are headed is the Thorntree Travel Forum, a discussion forum set up by Lonely Planet. They have been really helpful in the past. Note that the forums are made up of travelers contributions, and some may not be accurate (esp. regarding some aspects of international insurance), or you may not agree with. Still, we are grateful for them.

Important answers to your insurance questions:

Our travel purposefully blog

Our very popular Glossary of Insurance Terms – While we try to keep insurance jargon to a minimum at Good Neighbor Insurance, here is a helpful list of common insurance words and definitions in everyday English.

Videos explaining insurance, why we like specific plans, how to save on group insurance and much, much more. You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/gninsurance.

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Ask Jeff – International Insurance Questions and Answers (and money saving tips!)

Thousands of international insurance questions and answers grouped under the following categories:

International insurance questions and answers1. General International Insurance FAQs – Questions and Answers
2. Understanding insurance terminology and plan types
3. Which plan is best for me?
4. How-to use and manage your insurance plan
5. Maternity coverage and benefits
6. Claims – How to file a claim, get reimbursed, answers, more…
7. Insurance for special situations – What do I need? Answers to questions
8. Short-term travel medical insurance
9. Teams: Short-term team plans for groups needing short-term insurance – Answers to questions
10. Group health insurance – For international organizations – How to save, select benefits, and more
11. Term-Life Insurance for those going overseas – Options and answers
12. Understanding rising health and medical costs for international insurance
13. Coming to the USA or Canada – For visiting / those immigrating or returning home – Long-term or short-term
14. Miscellaneous articles 15. Medicare: Parts A, B, C, and D

Ask Jeff – International Insurance questions and answers (and money saving tips!)

Ask Doug – Domestic Insurance questions and answers (and insurance tips)

Doestic health insurance questions and answers
 Answers to your domestic health insurance questions grouped under these subjects:

1. Understanding American domestic insurance
2. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
3. Medicare only covers in the USA
4. Key thoughts about Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D
5. Request information for Medicare supplement coverage
6. Medicare updates
7. Government-assisted health options
8. Federal poverty level chart
9. Travel plans for seniors overseas
10. Shop for ACA-compliant plans in the USA
11. ACA/PPACA Health Laws in the USA
12. ACA/PPACA Health UPDATES

Ask Doug – Domestic Insurance questions and answers (and insurance tips)

More GNI Resources

  • Get Involved – Various ways to get involved, fair trade products, recommended books, and more. More volunteer opportunities here and for families here. Don’t see your organization or product on this list? Let us know and we’ll look into adding you!
  • Mission Resources – Christian and faith-based mission organizations and volunteer opportunities, missions conferences, mission training resources, prayer guides, apps and more!
  • Non-Profit Resources – Looking for a list of organizations you can volunteer with? Online travel safety courses? Cross-cultural training? language learning? Fundraising ideas and information?
  • Responding to Crisis – Specific pages addressing natural disasters, crises, and how you can respond.
  • Social Good Resources – Social good and Social entrepreneur resources, websites and conferences!
  • Useful Gap Year Links & Information – Gap year resources, volunteer organizations, checklists, and more.
  • Volunteer Opportunities For Families – Opportunities for families wanting to contribute and raise their children with an understanding of giving back. Family-friendly opportunities overseas and at home as well as resources for families.
  • Volunteer Opportunities Overseas – More volunteer opportunities abroad: Health-related, dental and professional, environmental, orphan care, pilots, teachers, doctors, and more. This list is always growing! If you don’t see your organization or resource, let us know at [email protected] and we’ll consider adding it!

More Medical Resources

More IRS/PPACA Resources

Other Important Resources As You Travel

CDC Traveler's Health logoTravel Health – CDC Travel’s Health website provides critically up-to-date information about travel and country-specific health updates for those visiting or living overseas, as well as trusted advice on how to stay healthy. The CDC helps you know about the risks and what you can do to protect yourself.

 

 

The Yellow Book 2014The 2014 Yellow Book – This trusted travel medical resource is NOW AVAILABLE to purchase as an app for your Android or iOS mobile device! (Also see CDC’s Free Travel Well app.)

CDC 2014 – The Yellow Book for iOS | CDC 2014 – The Yellow Book for Android
Or access the 2014 Yellow Book Free Online:
Table of Contents | About the Yellow Book | Updates to the online Yellow Book

 

Overseas Security Advisory Council logoForeign Travel Safety Briefings – Overseas Security Advisory Council this government inter-agency site provides much needed by country travel safety briefings and daily news (regarding incidents and threats overseas) as a public service and partnership promoting security and cooperation between American private sector interests worldwide and the U.S. Department of State. The OSAC invites all U.S. businesses, academia, faith-based groups, and non-governmental organizations to become constituents at no cost.

 

logo of the Expat ExchangeExpat Advice | Help – ExpatExchange.com is a network that helps provide free information and a forum to those living overseas or new to their host country. As well as helping provide advice on moving and support of others similarly living overseas and sharing in its struggles and joys. Everyone is invited to participate.

We would like your help. We currently have an essential travel apps page, as well as a must-have medical apps page on our site. But is there one “must-have” app that stands head-and-shoulders above the rest as THE, “if-you-only-had-one” travel app? What do you think? What should it be? As a client, what do you think is the best app for helping travelers and overseas workers, serves them free, and is the most useful/helps them stay safe?

 

Here at Good Neighbor Insurance it is very important for us to connect with you.

As an international service provider, we want to be sure that you are taken care of while you, your family, and your friends are traveling or residing around the world. It is our honor to serve you!

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