Anyone Else Here never Heard of The Free EHIC card (medical cover in Europe)
DangerBrother
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Just happened upon Martin Lewis on This Morning, this morning, and he was talking about it.
I had never heard of it before, but it might help you get ill when travelling in the EU, either getting you free treatment, or a cut in fees.
Heres a link with info on MSE
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/free-ehic-card
I had never heard of it before, but it might help you get ill when travelling in the EU, either getting you free treatment, or a cut in fees.
Heres a link with info on MSE
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/free-ehic-card
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Is there a prize?
Why would you want summat that may make you ill?
Yes, heard of it.
You can apply online for one here;
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx
It's good to have but not really advisable to use it in place of travel insurance as it doesn't guarantee free medical treatment. It simply puts you on an equal footing with nationals of the country you travel to (as long as they have a reciprocal agreement with UK). There are some EU countries where you have to pay for medical treatment and the EHIC won't cover things like the costs of flying you back home with medical assistance if needed. Always advisable to take out travel insurance as well.
EHIC Plus is travel insurance. Sorry, my post wasn't clear.