Preparing for traveling internationally should begin far ahead of your actual departure. These preparations must include how you will stay healthy and safe in places that will have different health care systems and where your personal insurance may not provide coverage.
Global Medical Insurance
The vast majority of U.S. health insurance programs do not include medical evacuation and repatriation coverage, which is an additional concern for any travel abroad. Medical evacuation insurance pays for the additional costs associated with moving patients from one city to another, or one country to another for medical treatment. Repatriation insurance pays the cost of returning someone’s remains to the U.S. if they die overseas. These activities are coordinated through the insurance provider. While discussions of this kind are not easy, they are clearly important.
Gettysburg College requires all campus community members traveling abroad for college business to have medical evacuation and repatriation insurance coverage. Gettysburg offers a Global Insurance policy that has medical evacuation and repatriation and international health insurance through EIIA, Healix,and additional benefits that are essential to international travelers.
To receive this insurance coverage, you, or a delegate, must complete the Medical Evacuation and Repatriation Insurance Form. Students studying on global study semester programs are automatically enrolled in this insurance and not required to complete this form. Further explanation about this insurance and the coverage provided by the college are below.
Please contact Gettysburg College Human Resources at 717-337-6069 if you have any questions about this insurance.
Health insurance
It is very important that you have health insurance that covers you adequately while you are abroad. Some students may be currently covered by an insurance policy that will cover them abroad, but there is information specific to utilizing that insurance that you should know in advance. Please note that you may be responsible for the cost of a medical service if it is not covered by the Global Medical Insurance plan or your primary health insurance plan. Some insurance plans do not cover overseas travelers at all. In all cases, you should determine exactly what you need to do to use your insurance while you are abroad whether you are planning to use health insurance of your own or from Gettysburg College, or a policy provided by your global study program provider.
Some global study programs provide health insurance as part of the program fee. Gettysburg’s Global Medical Insurance also includes healthcare coverage. Please read the information from your Program Provider, the insurance policy below, and your personal health insurance to ensure that you have health insurance coverage with which you are comfortable.
Global Medical Insurance Policy Information
Gettysburg’s Global Insurance includes coverage for medical evacuation and repatriation, international health insurance, support through Healix, and other benefits. To receive this coverage, you must complete the Medical Evacuation and Repatriation Insurance Form or be studying on an approved global study program.
We are pleased to inform you that Gettysburg College funds the Healix program for all students who are covered under the College’s Global Study Insurance, EIIA. If you have any questions, health issues, or need travel security assistance, Healix is there to assist you. Take a few minutes to read over the information about Healix coverage and support.
EIIA International ID Card (PDF)
EIIA International Program Summary (PDF)
Healix (PDF)