Packing travel insurance on vacation

Bad article. Medical is the main reason, yet not mentioned. Also, lots of credit cards provide insurance, so some more details on this would have been appreciated.

@JeffLee Yes it is. Look below. I always get it when traveling as I have a Kumia health plan here which is national and the places I go would charge way over what I might get back here in Japan after I finish translating the receipts etc.

Or if your health insurance doesn’t provide coverage where you are traveling or you have a health condition that may require special care, perhaps consider it.

Anyone 65 years old and on USA Medicare needs to know that Medicare pays for NOTHING in a foreign country. Travel insurance, especially medical coverage, is absolutely necessary. However, a gall bladder removal in Japan costs $7000 USD whereas it costs $40,000 USD in California because American insurance pays for the health costs of everyone who does not have insurance. Take a chance.