Today, each European country has its own national health system that its citizens enjoy medical care free or at a lower price. However, the extent of change in medical care from one country to another, and services that may be free in a country like the UK in a country like France overseas expensive.

March 2002 prepared by the European Council, entitled the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) holders for a temporary stay in a foreign country (up to 120 days) of free medical care benefit, but only needed treatments are covered. For example, this card enables the holder thereof in a French hospital to be treated like any other citizen, French. The EHIC is the same in all European countries, and wrote one person. It is completely free and is valid for one year. It is now a must-have, because if you travel without a EHIC, you pay for each service, if a law that can easily reach tens of thousands of pounds. However, the European health insurance card for short trips and due to the diversity of the NHS designed you might need for something that you normally pay to get free.

Therefore, a private health insurance is important. insurance companies offer supplemental health insurance such as dental, optical or maternity treatment, in addition to the basic services. In also come with your case from A to Z Deal: You can use the hospital for you choose, complete the administrative forms, or if a medical evacuation and repatriation, we thank you, they can the gaps through the NHS supply gaps left for an additional fee. be filled.

by obtaining an EHIC and subscribe to a private health insurance you have, the serenity, it’s free or supported at a lower cost.

European Health Insurance Card