Health Insurance for Traveler?

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Celadon Active member

Member since 03 January 2017

CeladonActive member10 January 2020 21:24:33

Hello friends, I belong to another country's forum but came here to ask a question, thank you for your patience. My adult daughter--US citizen--leaves the US in 24 hours for 10 days in Berlin. She bought her air ticket with AmEx and has the card. It just occured to me...If she needs a physician / has a health emergency / needs a hospital / how should she be protected? For a summer in Asia she had traveler's insurance. She has BC/BS here in the States. I apologize for not having found concrete answers so far myself. Danke.

PS she is a polyglot languages major...Berlin tips would be appreciated - thank you Germany community!

Celadon Active member

Member since 03 January 2017

CeladonActive member11 January 2020 10:55:23

We found a travel health insurance for $25 - off to Berlin. Danke.

TominStuttgart Germany Expert

Member since 19 March 2012

TominStuttgartGermany Expert11 January 2020 12:53:12

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Celadon wrote:
We found a travel health insurance for $25 - off to Berlin. Danke.

Good you found something in time. Such travel health insurance is critically important yet usually cheap. I have a good policy that comes with my Master card gold but have had to get a supplemental policy if the trip was longer than the 45 days limit.

beppi Germany - Singapore Expert

Member since 08 August 2010

Germany & Singapore Expert

beppiGermany - Singapore Expert11 January 2020 13:28:34

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The following company has all kinds of health (and other) insurances for foreigners in Germany and Germans abroad, for short or long stays under various circumstances and visa types. I used them several times and was always happy with the sdervice. (But I am not affiliated in any way!)
https://www.dr-walter.com/

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