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What if they are EU citizens?

• weinzierl 3y ago
  Doesn't matter. Even if you are a German citizen and by 55 you've never been in the health system you're out of luck.
  • lfittl 3y ago
    In the above described scenario (US-based retiree moving to Germany), its likely the social security totalization treaty applies, giving them access to the health system: https://www.ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Pamphlets/germany.html https://www.ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Pamphlets/german...
    • weinzierl 3y ago
      This is about social security and has nothing to with health care. In fact it says: "Although the agreement between the United States and Germany allows the Social Security Administration to count your German credits to help you qualify for U.S. retirement, disability or survivor benefits, the agreement doesn’t cover Medicare benefits. As a result, we cannot count your credits in Germany to establish entitlement to free Medicare hospital insurance." There might be other loopholes though.
  • microtherion 3y ago
    It appears that if an immigrant was previously in a public health care system in their country of origin, they would qualify: https://www.tk.de/firmenkunden/versicherung/tk-service-ausland/beschaeftigung-auslaendischer-mitarbeiter/altersgrenze-eu-auslaender-2046102?tkcm=aaus https://www.tk.de/firmenkunden/versicherung/tk-service-ausla... https://www.krankenkassen.de/incoming/leben/nicht-erwerbstaetig/ https://www.krankenkassen.de/incoming/leben/nicht-erwerbstae... That would cover most EU countries, though probably not the US (assuming that "private, but mandatory" does not qualify as "public").