France: Medical Evacuation Insurance

Medical evacuation insurance for expats in France is often included or an add-on module in an international health insurance plan. Additionally, some companies offer medical evacuation services independent of a broader health insurance plan. Both types of medical evacuation insurance are designed to repatriate you in the event of a medical emergency. To learn more about the specifics of each plan, take a look at our partner companies below.

Travel MedEvac

If hospitalized with a serious or critical medical condition, expats and those traveling away from home now have a choice where they are treated. Travel MedEvac, the premium air medical transport plan, provides air medical transport to your hospital of choice in your home country, back to your family, your healthcare network and your doctors.

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Cigna Global Health

Cigna Global Health's medical evacuation module offers medical evacuation in the event that treatment is not available locally in an emergency, as well as repatriation, allowing the beneficiary to return to their country of habitual residence or nationality.

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GeoBlue

Leaving home for work, school, or vacation? Be sure you take the right international travel health insurance with you. Plans vary in levels of coverage and duration, and all plans include medically necessary COVID-19 testing and treatment. To speak with GeoBlue's Sales Team, call 1-855-216-9486 (US, M-F, 9-5 EST), or .

GeoBlue offers global health plans for international assignments or trips lasting 6 months or longer. With access to over 1.7M medical providers in 190 countries around the world, GeoBlue provides members with solutions and industry-leading digital services - ensuring top-quality coverage to people who live, work, study and travel internationally. To speak with GeoBlue's Sales Team, call 1-855-216-9486 (US, M-F, 9-5 EST), or .

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Healthcare in France

Expats often ask if health insurance is free in France or if you need health insurance to go to France. Here is basic information about the French healthcare system.

13 Expats Talk about Healthcare & Health Insurance in France

Expats living in France talk about their own experiences with healthcare, hospital visits, emergencies, finding a doctor, buying health insurance in France and more.

13 Healthcare & Health Insurance Tips for Expats in France

Expats in France share tips about applying for the Carte Vitale, PUMA, supplemental health insurance, English-speaking doctors in France, having a baby and more.

Expats in France share tips about applying for the Carte Vitale, PUMA, supplemental health insurance, English-speaking doctors in France, having a baby and more....

France Healthcare FAQ

Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about healthcare and health insurance for expats in France.

France Healthcare Info

Additional information about healthcare and health insurance for foreigners in France.

Healthcare in Nimes, France

Learn French! As in any other country, seek a second opinion for serious problems. -

Healthcare in Epinal, France

It's a small town, so most doctors don't use English much. If you must communicate in English, it would help to research some of the necessary terminology beforehand (perhaps write your questions in F -

Healthcare in Bordeaux, France

An expat in Bordeaux talks about hospitals, the importance of supplementary health insurance, the need to keep your own medical records since doctors don't keep them and prescription medicine costs a -

Answer Questions about Healthcare in France

Help others moving to France by answering a set of questions about health insurance, public healthcare in France, prescription medicine, quality of medical care and emergency services.

Expats Talk about What it's Like Having a Baby in France

Read recent baby reports submitted for La Rochelle and Nice.

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