What if an organization opts to allow or require participants to purchase their own travel health insurance?
Verify that all participants have adequate insurance coverage while abroad. People with disabilities in the United States who have Medicare or Medicaid are not covered while they are outside the United States. They may be dropped from enrollment in the medical plans if they do not keep a U.S. state residence or address or lose their SSI eligibility (only for Medicaid) by being out of the country for more than 30 days for anything other than studying abroad for credit through a U.S.-based educational program for up to a year. Loss of enrollment creates a gap of coverage on return home from being abroad, especially if the travel health insurance does not cover participants in their home country. As part of getting ready to travel, exchange participants who this affects should contact the Social Security Administration and the Medicaid office for more information. For international students coming to the U.S., university student health care may not be sufficient since that coverage is oft
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