SESKStuff Everyone Should Know
SESK: Stuff Everyone Should Know · sesk.info/wt-medicare-not-abroad

Grandpa has Medicare and is going to Italy. Will Medicare pay if he needs a doctor there?

Start playing free

  1. Usually not
  2. Yes, just like at home
  3. Only in EU countries

🔒 The answer is for SESK members. Members see the answer, why it's right and the official sources for every card of Stuff Every World Traveler Should Know, plus timed practice exams.

The first 50 cards of every test are free to play.

Play the free cards See membership

Like this card?
Play the game

References

  1. Travel Insurance (US State Department) travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/planning/guidance/insurance.html Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Travel outside the U.S. (Medicare.gov) www.medicare.gov/coverage/travel-outside-the-u.s. Checked 2026-10-12.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

Test yourself in the game

TravelYou need a hospital abroad. What does the State Department say many hospitals require first?TravelFor Medicare coverage, which of these places counts as part of the US?TravelFor a foreign visitor, Thailand requires a passport to be valid at least six months after which date?

That's stuff everyone should know.