4 ms·

Interesting enough for a blogpost on it's own, I think. Have you written about this somewhere?

• sam_lowry_ 4y ago
  This is kind of obvious for most if not all EU citizens. In practice, this is just a laminated piece of paper that you have to have on you when traveling in EU. All is in regulation and cross-border cooperation between countries. See this [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card
  • rambambram 4y ago
    I studied Dutch law, so I'm well aware of all kinds of 'freedoms' we have here in Europe and the (basic) rules around them. I'm more interested in the day to day shenanigans of these things, how do they work in practice. What kind of little annoying problems does one bump into when going to a doctor here or there, for example.
    • pvaldes 4y ago
      It depends on the country. Different languages could be a problem, but If both countries have an agreement, is basically painless. The healthcare system in the country that provided the service will bill directly to the healthcare system where the patient has the citizenship. In some cases tourists are required to pay a small fee for minor interventions or treatments, and the major ones are covered. In a third group the patient will be billed in advance and then can pass the bill to his/her own healthcare system to recover the money.