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Most European countries have a health-care system that depends on you being part of the system: children of someone insured, student, employee, spouse, unemploy
by bertil 13y ago
Most European countries have a health-care system that depends on you being part of the system: children of someone insured, student, employee, spouse, unemployed who was employed before and often manager of a company. Having worked abroad and recently coming into the country after non paying taxes (with presumably your life in disarray because the company you dedicated yourself too fired you, closed or proved to be a sham) sets you clearly out of that system.
- davidw 13y agoHere in Italy, if you're a citizen, you are covered, period, as far as I can tell. Naturally, you have to be in Italy, but other than that, I don't think there's any reason for them to refuse to treat you.
- bertil 13y agoIt is a common misconception. The official website is very clear: it reads “The Italian Social Security offers all people working in Italy” Until you find a job, you don’t have any benefits. http://www.welcomeoffice.fvg.it/common/are-you-a-non-eueea-citizen/researcher/italian-social-security-system.aspx http://www.welcomeoffice.fvg.it/common/are-you-a-non-eueea-c...
- davidw 13y agoYou're looking at the pension system for the Friuli Venezia-Giulia region. That's like social security in the US - very different from health care. If you're in Italy and a citizen of Italy, you are covered. There are likely gray areas for non-Italian citizens. They generally see you first, and ask questions later though, especially if you have the health service card, which any Italian would. I (US citizen) went to the emergency room once before getting mine, and the bill was €0.00, although I did have to buy some stuff at the pharmacy and was charged full price for it, for which the pharmacist was quite apologetic.
- raverbashing 13y agoIn Germany if you are hired by a company you join the public health system (through a "public" health insurance company), you can pick a private insurer if you earn more than 5k€ per month if I'm not mistaken
- bertil 13y agoThat’s the thing: it can take months, especially if you have a troublesome work history.
- HarryHirsch 13y agoIn Britain, if you are a resident, that is if you have accepted a job in Britain or are a spouse or child of a person who has, you are automatically covered through the NHS. This is based on residence in the country, not on an employer-employee relationship. If you have been legally present in Britain for a year you continue to be covered even without a job, and if you intend to settle there you are covered from day 1 for as long as you live there. The best thing: the health insurance headache that US citizens have been conditioned to accept as a natural feature of life is totally missing. If you are ill you just go to the physician.
- bertil 13y ago> if you are a resident, that is if you have accepted a job in Britain or are a spouse or child of a person who has, you are automatically covered through the NHS. This is based on residence in the country, I see a contradiction in what you wrote: for all resident; but you have to work, or be the spouse of someone who does? These are different things. I have personally been in that position, and I was refused coverage when I moved to UK for a new job, and was made redundant after three months. I then went back to Spain where I had work prior, and was refused coverage there, because my previous dues were only good as long as I stayed in Spain.