Is an American citizen over 65 living abroad entitled to Medicare?

Answer 1

To apply for Medicare you must live in the United States. Below is taken directly from the Medicare and You 2009 book on coverage when you travel outside the United States: Medicare generally doesn't cover health care while you are traveling outside the U.S. (the "U.S." includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa). There are some exceptions including some cases where Medicare may pay for services that you get while on board a ship within the territorial waters adjoining the land areas of the U.S. In rare cases, Medicare may pay for inpatient hospital, doctor, or ambulance services you get in a foreign country in the following situations: 1) If an emergency arose within the U.S. and the foreign hospital is closer than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your medical condition 2) If you are traveling through Canada without unreasonable delay by the most direct route between Alaska and another state when a medical emergency occurs and the Canadian hospital is closer than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat the emergency 3) If you live in the U.S. and the foreign hospital is closer to your home than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your medical condition, regardless of whether an emergency exists You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount, and the Part B deductible applies. To see the entire book: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf

Answer 2

I'm not sure. but what I am sure of is that Google can give you the correct answer. (Or somewhere pretty darn close.)