Friday, June 11, 2010
Universal health care
Universal health care is a system of organized health-care systems built around the principle of universal coverage for all members of society, combining mechanisms for health financing and service provision.
European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card (or EHIC) allows anyone who is insured by or covered by a statutory social security scheme of the EEA countries and Switzerland to receive medical treatment in another member state for free or at a reduced cost, if that treatment becomes necessary during their visit (for example, due to illness or an accident), or if they have a chronic pre-existing condition which requires care such as kidney dialysis.
The intention of the scheme is to allow people to continue their stay in a country without having to return home for medical care; as such, it does not cover people who have visited a country for the purpose of obtaining medical care, nor does it cover care, such as many types of dental treatment, which can be delayed until the visitor returns home.
It only covers healthcare which is normally covered by a statutory health care system in the visited country, so it does not render travel insurance obsolete.
The card was phased in from 1 June 2004 and throughout 2005, becoming the sole healthcare entitlement document on 1 January 2006. The card is applicable in all French dependencies (DOM) as they are part of the EEA, but not non-EEA dependent territories such as Jersey or Aruba.
It replaced the following medical forms: E110 - For international road hauliersE111 - For touristsE119 - For unemployed/job seekersE128 - For students and workers in another member state. European Health Insurance cards are provided free to all citizens of participating countries.
A number of check and send services operate application services to ensure an error-free application is submitted.
The intention of the scheme is to allow people to continue their stay in a country without having to return home for medical care; as such, it does not cover people who have visited a country for the purpose of obtaining medical care, nor does it cover care, such as many types of dental treatment, which can be delayed until the visitor returns home.
It only covers healthcare which is normally covered by a statutory health care system in the visited country, so it does not render travel insurance obsolete.
The card was phased in from 1 June 2004 and throughout 2005, becoming the sole healthcare entitlement document on 1 January 2006. The card is applicable in all French dependencies (DOM) as they are part of the EEA, but not non-EEA dependent territories such as Jersey or Aruba.
It replaced the following medical forms: E110 - For international road hauliersE111 - For touristsE119 - For unemployed/job seekersE128 - For students and workers in another member state. European Health Insurance cards are provided free to all citizens of participating countries.
A number of check and send services operate application services to ensure an error-free application is submitted.
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