EU Health Insurance Card - Don’t go on holiday without it!
27.August, 2008
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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27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
Laser etching on …
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.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
Hmmm, Free …
Hmmm, Free healthcare or burning in an imaginary hell.
Bring on the sexy nurses.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
Don’t say that …
Don’t say that Brussels might think your serious.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
u are not very …
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.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
This card helped me …
This card helped me on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. My feet got treated for no cost at the point of use
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
Eu tenho o meu!!
I …
Eu tenho o meu!!
I have it!!
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
a mark on your …
a mark on your right hand or forehead will do eventually….but you will go to if you take the mark
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
How can …
How can holidaymakers not know what the EHIC is?
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
I will check this …
I will check this out, now that I know about it. Useful video.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
You could have it …
You could have it laser etched on your chest, forehead, for example.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
yha american health …
yha american health care is not healthy
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
I have one of these …
I have one of these :d
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
smart.
smart.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
More good news from …
More good news from EU :]
Go Europe!
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
Although a good …
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?
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
this would never …
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.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
a step closer to …
a step closer to the mark of the beast
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
Yanno I look at …
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.
27.August, 2008 um 9:07 am
cool, first comment …
cool, first comment. i’ll get insurance, i’m going on holiday!