Try: Medicare only covers certain types of procedures and treatments one major exclusion applies to medical services provided outside of the united states medicare does not cover most services outside of the united states there are a few exceptions to this general rule emergency inpatient medical services can be covered if provided in canada or mexico additionally residents of alaska traveling through canada to the lower united states may be covered medicare may also cover services provided when an enrollee has a medical emergency in the united states and the foreign hospital is closer than the nearest hospital in the u s medicare enrollees need to consider these laws when traveling outside of the united states resource for more detailed information visit
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