EU Health Insurance Card - Don’t go on holiday without it!
May 12th, 2009 | by health |eutube asked:
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: http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/healthcard
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18 Responses to “EU Health Insurance Card - Don’t go on holiday without it!”
By AG0525 on May 14, 2009 | Reply
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.
By DarthTanner on May 15, 2009 | Reply
Hmmm, Free healthcare or burning in an imaginary hell.
Bring on the **** nurses.
By DarthTanner on May 16, 2009 | Reply
Don’t say that Brussels might think your serious.
By BabylonRevival on May 17, 2009 | Reply
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.
By xxxToomy07 on May 19, 2009 | Reply
This card helped me on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. My feet got treated for no cost at the point of use
By Herpton on May 21, 2009 | Reply
Eu tenho o meu!!
I have it!!
By josiahdallas on May 22, 2009 | Reply
a mark on your right hand or forehead will do eventually….but you will go to hell if you take the mark
By FarfettilLejl on May 23, 2009 | Reply
How can holidaymakers not know what the EHIC is?
By charlessmyth on May 25, 2009 | Reply
I will check this out, now that I know about it. Useful video.
By charlessmyth on May 27, 2009 | Reply
You could have it laser etched on your chest, forehead, for example.
By AndreCbrito on May 29, 2009 | Reply
yha american health care is not healthy
By RadekEU on Jun 2, 2009 | Reply
I have one of these :d
By FarsightAE on Jun 6, 2009 | Reply
More good news from EU :]
Go Europe!
By DarthTanner on Jun 9, 2009 | Reply
Although a good idea why on earth do you have to have the card on you to be covered? How many people actually carry the card when they go to the beach. Every EU citizen is a valid potential owner of the card and its free so why not just grant the coverage to all EU citizens regardless of their card carrying status?
By lordblazer on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply
this would never happen in America. Now that hospital visit might cost someone $15,000 after their insurance decides to cover it.Oh yea and increased premiums for getting sick.
By josiahdallas on Jun 11, 2009 | Reply
a step closer to the mark of the beast
By Fringe111 on Jun 13, 2009 | Reply
Yanno I look at this and wonder why it is our country doesn’t have universal health care and I sit here and shake me head.
By NaturalCalls on Jun 16, 2009 | Reply
cool, first comment. i’ll get insurance, i’m going on holiday!