Thread: What do you think will happen when...

I guess it would depend of the circumstances of life/employment abroad. I'm afraid they would have to buy in the American plan by default.

On a semi related subject, some friends of mine just moved back to the States. They were on a 3 years contract in Germany with an employer's mandatory American health plan. A plan which actually didn't cover non American doctors and hospitals, even tho the friends were specifically hired for a contract abroad.

Originally Posted by MichaelP

I guess it would depend of the circumstances of life/employment abroad. I'm afraid they would have to buy in the American plan by default.

On a semi related subject, some friends of mine just moved back to the States. They were on a 3 years contract in Germany with an employer's mandatory American health plan. A plan which actually didn't cover non American doctors and hospitals, even tho the friends were specifically hired for a contract abroad.

I am more interested in situation of people who move abroad without a specific job contract (like for retirement) or who have dual citizenship/permanent residency abroad (married to German, Japanese, etc. . If they have to buy American plans by default, they are screwed big way.

Yes, that would be problematic as well.