It´s called travel insurance. Go to Florida, Tunsia, Egypt. We´ll cope, assuming the UK doesnt just pay it on our behalf unilaterally...NOTHING STOPPING IT. So yes, it´s bullshit
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Are you offing they UK will pay our emergency costs unilaterally bonnits citizens behalf? It doesn't do that for non EU nations now, try breaking ankeg in the US and getting the UK gov to pay for it!
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The UK effectively does this now given the appalling claim rate of the NHS. A system designed not to charge is surprisingly bad at charging. In reality there´d be a negligible difference to now.
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But seriously, the end of the EHCI card will probably bump up everyone's travel insurance for EU trips unless a replacement can be negotiated. IIRC not being EU citizens means UK citizens could be charged more for treatment which would be a difference from now.
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Main cost was always repatriation. Compared to APD it´ll be negligible. In fact APD could easily fund it
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As I understand it if you (say) need antibiotics in the hospital you can't be charged more than a "local". So if a Spaniard has to pay e100 for a doctor visit you can't be charged more. But nonEU can be charged more than "locals". Thus the potential bill to insurers goes up.
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Prescriptions for everyday items are not the issue. Inpatient stay and emergency surgery are the issue.
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Yeah (although if you have a chronic condition like hypothyroidism, epilepsy, or diabetes the prescription charges can mount up. But afaik the same (parity with locals) applies for emergency and inpatient costs.
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Youd be exempted from UK prescriptions anyway, what medications do you think you´d suddenly need on a short trip? By their nature, chronic illnesses are managed electively.
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Well if you worked abroad? Though I confess I don't quite know how the system works when you move to the EU. But for emergency stuff (say broken leg) you/your insurer has only to pay the same as locals, which lowers the potential cost to them and thus the premiums to you.
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I for example am insured by the European Parliament as a I work here.
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