|
Post by che68 on Jul 14, 2020 14:19:27 GMT
What will happen after 2020?
If you are travelling after 2020, the EHIC will no longer be valid for most UK citizens.
The government website says you should buy travel insurance with healthcare cover before you go on holiday.
It warns that it is "particularly important" to get travel insurance with the right cover if you have a pre-existing medical condition.
UK state pensioners living in the EU before the end of 2020 will be able to use their EHIC beyond 2020.
The EHIC will also be valid for the UK students who start a course in the EU before the end of 2020 until their course finishes and for so-called 'frontier workers' - people who work in one state and live in another.
Healthcare deals with non-EU countries
The UK has reciprocal health insurance deals with a few non-EU countries, including Australia and New Zealand, under which visitors can receive urgent treatment at a reduced cost or for free.
In other words, visitors are treated as if they are resident in the country in question.
But unlike the EHIC, the agreements do not cover pre-existing conditions.
These reciprocal deals will be unaffected by future UK-EU negotiations.
|
|
|
Post by guterkerl on Dec 15, 2021 15:45:34 GMT
Die EHIC Card ist nach wie vor gültig. Ich jedenfalls habe damit keine Probleme. Allerdings deckt diese nur die Notfallversorgung ab - und nicht eine komplette Covid-Behandlung. Hierfür sollte, so habe ich das verstanden, eine extra Reiseversicherung mit Covid-Schutz abgedeckt werden. Die EHIC ist auch nur in Europa (Norwegen, Schweiz, Lichtenstein) gültig. Für weltweite Bedarfe gibt es die GEHIC. www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/
|
|