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European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)

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A valid European Health Insurance Card gives you the right to access state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in another European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland.

The EHIC covers treatment that is medically necessary until your planned return home. Treatment should be provided on the same basis as it would to a resident of that country, either at a reduced cost or, in many cases, for free. For example, in some countries, patients are expected to directly contribute a percentage towards the cost of their state-provided treatment. This is known as a patient co-payment. If you receive treatment under this type of healthcare system, you are expected to pay the same co-payment charge as a patient from that country.

The EHIC is not an alternative to travel insurance. It will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs, such as mountain rescue in ski resorts, being flown back to the UK, or lost or stolen property. It is also not valid on cruises.

It is therefore important to have both an EHIC and a valid private travel insurance policy in place before you travel. Some insurers now insist you hold an EHIC, and many will waive the excess if you have one.

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LeanneWalk15845

Wonder what is going tj happen to these come brexit deadline in october

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hspexy

The reciprocal agreement should still be in place regardless of what’s happening - the nhs have always and will continue to treat those from Europe (and lots of people outside and not entitled to its services), so you should still be able to get the EHIC. However, it doesn’t guarantee the doctors in Europe will see you, as some demand some kind of down payment, which you’d have to claim with your holiday insurance

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