EU Health Insurance Card - Don’t go on holiday without it!
The European health insurance card provides proof of European citizens’ entitlement to health insurance. Today, more than 172 million citizens have the card in their pocket. It is free and facilitates access to medical treatment when travelling in another Member State, whether for a weekend trip, holidays, education, a training course or for business purposes. For more information about the card and how to obtain one in your country of residence: ec.europa.eu
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Why do you think that let people buy insurance across state lines will decrease your stratospheric medical bills? And most importantly … What’s wrong with let that people choose one public choice? Nobody will ban you continue with your private health insurer!
it is only available for EU citizens im afraid.
is this card only for EU citizens or a foreigner get it too ?
you don’t need it on the beach just at your hotel. you will be treated and then later show your card and you will be covered.
If it’s good, all the credit goes to the national government. But if it’s bad, then this is because of Brussels.
what bollocks! Americans are not “free” nor is it the land of the free, if you’re black, gay or any other ethnic minority you people persecute them to hell. Further if you adopted a similar helath care system as europe those who cannot afford insurance could get the treatment they need rather than suffer in pain and neglect. For such a big country America hides it’s poverty well.
Awesome….
I am just worried that one day we will have a mastercard (no not the freaking credit card) but a card which covers your entire life, your driver’s license, your credit card, transport card, id, health insurance, and if you lose your’e screwed up the ass…
Who cares about usa…
These socialists believe “health care” is a right… but not “Free Speech”?
Hmmm.. and the United States politicians are trying to copy this model?
America you have your rights… pay your damn medical bills!
Congress you want you help? TORT REFORM! Dereuglate! Let people buy insurance across state lines!
Don’t substitute insurance bureaucracy with Government Bureaucracy!
dumbass
AGREED!
NOW WE WANT TO KNOW THE EU EXPENSES!!!
The accounts of the EU have NEVER been signed off by accountants because even THEY do not believe them!!
How can we vote for the EU when they vote to keep their expenses secret!!
PORK BELLY POLITICS. We the people count for nothing. we are simply the proletariat.
MORE PLEBS PLEASE!
I just wear Alex Chiu’s immortality rings and H have no health problems what so ever. No health insurance needed.
Beach or no beach you must always carry this card with you You can have it in your wallet.
The wallet must be carried wherever you go,
Otherwise,how would you buy your icecream babylonrevival?? lol :p
grow up.
You cannot impose one set of rules and customs for hundreds of different cultures,ethnic groups and peoples.Empires never last..
Awesome!!!
Laser etching on forehead. LoL, or chip implant :)I support nocard policy. But, even in EU where all countries have social medicine or universal, as americans call it, not everyone has even that social insurance. To get it, you must have a job, be student, be inlisted in the jobless office (or how its called) Anyway. Till there is no unified system, and agreement that my beloooved Lithuania gona pay for my treated broken leg in Austrian fees, the only way is the card. But i HOPE it is temporary.
Hmmm, Free healthcare or burning in an imaginary hell.
Bring on the sexy nurses.
Don’t say that Brussels might think your serious.
u are not very smart: if u are on the beach u generally don’t carry any cards, you also don’t carry one on the beach in your own country, beside that not all accidents happen on the beach. if you are seriously injured they won’t let you die until u bring the ehic-card. if u have this card (carried with u or easy accessible e.g. in the hotel room) u can skip all burecreatic hurdles and prevent urself from massive hospital bills, that’s what it is about.
This card helped me on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. My feet got treated for no cost at the point of use
Eu tenho o meu!!
I have it!!
a mark on your right hand or forehead will do eventually….but you will go to hell if you take the mark
How can holidaymakers not know what the EHIC is?