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title: "Am I covered by my health insurance when I go on holiday abroad?"  
description: "Am I covered by my health insurance when I go on holiday abroad?"  
author: "samay srivastava"  
published: 2018-03-01  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35737/am-i-covered-by-my-health-insurance-when-i-go-on-holiday-abroad  
category: "travel & places"  
tags: ["travelling"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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#  Am I covered by my health insurance when I go on holiday abroad?

## Answers

### Answer by user

If you go on holiday outside the [Netherlands](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324163/netherlands-created-such-a-tool-for-tumor-operation), you are still covered by your [health insurance](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11244/health-insurance-portability-all-you-need-to-know). The [medical](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/11964/5-vital-things-to-know-before-applying-for-a-medical-loan) care you are entitled to and the [costs](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/259367/how-to-reduce-employee-training-costs) that you can claim back depend on the [country](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40944/what-was-the-country-of-texas-known-as) you are visiting. Your health insurance may not cover certain costs or may cover them only partially. So, you may need to take out extra health or [travel insurance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30610/when-is-travel-insurance-needed).


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