Hello, everyone.
I am a 25-year-old American study-abroad student living in Italy. I am slowly in the transition of finding a job in Italy or the EU after graduation. I don’t plan on moving back to the USA anytime soon but maybe in the future.
The issue:
I will turn 26 and I will no longer be on my parents’ insurance. I will try to visit the US next year for family things but I want to at least have emergency insurance for the amount of time I am there. I tried applying on healthcare gov for the special enrollment period but only got suggested some very expensive premiums that I can’t afford. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Look for emergency medical insurance AND emergency return insurance that will bring you back to Italy. I have it, it costs like 100 Euros a year. Any insurance without the emergency return insurance that pays for airlifts back to the country of origin are bullshit. You may need a second policy.
Also get it ASAP because there’s a lockout period before it is valid.