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What should I do for health insurance when studying or working in South Korea?
I plan to travel to South Korea, either to teach English or study at a university.The Korean government’s health insurance is required if you’re working in Korea and in most cases your company will pay 50%. If you come over as a student, you will need to provide your own health insurance or just go without.

What sort of health insurance options do I have for studying or working abroad?
By the way, I live in the U.S. When I spoke with Blue Cross in my state, they told me that I have to be a resident of my state to maintain coverage, and that it’s “iffy” whether I could maintain coverage while abroad.

So, I’m wondering what other options there are.