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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 593134" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>It varies by country.</p><p> Here in France you can use your EHIC but it is used to reclaim the costs. ie if you go to a GP (and you can just make an appointment to see any GP) you have to pay 23€ up front, similarly if you don't have a French card you have to pay the full cost of the prescription . You will need to provide the treatment form (feuille de soins) with stickers from the medicine packaging, copies of receipts and prescriptions, a copy of your EHIC, your address of residence and your bank details, including IBAN and BIC then to the CPAM They will refund by direct payment to your bank (our CPAM is very quick to do this but we are members of the French system and we use a French bank)</p><p>For most things the refund is only at 70% leaving you with a co-pay of 30% (don't know how this works for insulin, I get a100% but I am registered here as having diabetes )</p><p> </p><p>How to access healthcare in other EU countries here:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/countryguide/Pages/EEAcountries.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/countryguide/Pages/EEAcountries.aspx</a></p><p>And just noticed, an important change in the regulations.</p><p>Since the start of this month co pays are no longer refunded ( you used to be able to claim them back from the NHS). So it's also really important that you have additional travel insurance for unexpected medical expenses. (30% can be a lot of money on expensive treatment)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 593134, member: 12578"] It varies by country. Here in France you can use your EHIC but it is used to reclaim the costs. ie if you go to a GP (and you can just make an appointment to see any GP) you have to pay 23€ up front, similarly if you don't have a French card you have to pay the full cost of the prescription . You will need to provide the treatment form (feuille de soins) with stickers from the medicine packaging, copies of receipts and prescriptions, a copy of your EHIC, your address of residence and your bank details, including IBAN and BIC then to the CPAM They will refund by direct payment to your bank (our CPAM is very quick to do this but we are members of the French system and we use a French bank) For most things the refund is only at 70% leaving you with a co-pay of 30% (don't know how this works for insulin, I get a100% but I am registered here as having diabetes ) How to access healthcare in other EU countries here: [url]http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/countryguide/Pages/EEAcountries.aspx[/url] And just noticed, an important change in the regulations. Since the start of this month co pays are no longer refunded ( you used to be able to claim them back from the NHS). So it's also really important that you have additional travel insurance for unexpected medical expenses. (30% can be a lot of money on expensive treatment) [/QUOTE]
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