Nomad Health Insurance: Travel Cover Versus Real Healthcare

Why travel insurance is the wrong product for a long absence, how pre-existing conditions decide everything, what evacuation cover must include, and where home-country exclusions bite.

Why travel insurance is the wrong product for a long absence, how pre-existing conditions decide everything, what evacuation cover must include, and where home-country exclusions bite.
Jeremy Jarvis — founder of Eco Nomad Travel, sustainable travel writer, and advocate for regenerative tourism. His work focuses on low-impact mobility, eco-friendly digital nomad life, and climate-positive travel.
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