Obviously we have to take out health insurance to visit other places and we all know America in particular will not treat without first seeing your insurance details. If an American visiting this country takes ill here, do we claim the costs back from them.
Answers:
Yes an American is required to pay up front for treatment and claim it back of their insurance.
My Fiancee was ill whilst visiting the UK a few years ago and went to the local GP. The cost was 拢20, which she had to pay up front. The receptionist was very apologetic about having to take money off her.
If the person in question is not entitled to NHS treatment, then the bill for their care is sent to that person's embassy and that countries Government pays for it.
think they try and get some of it back through insurance but if they dont have it they are treated for free
They usually take out travel insurance and are covered, but quite a few don't bother and we get stuck with paying the bill!! A guy was interviewed on this subject in Nigeria, he had a serious illness, AIDS or something, anyway, his consultant lived in Sussex and he travelled here every three months for treatment and didn't pay for any of it, nice, eh?
Americans have to pay.
People from the EC and other countries where we have a reciprocal health agreement get the same emergency treatment and prescriptions charges as we do. (Yes - as bad as that). If we visit those countries, we get the same emergency treatment and prescription charges as the locals.
no , any one on this land is treated for free, regardless his background, and why, i don't know but may be its the English morals
yes
Holiday makers who travel to the U.K. from any E.U. State is treated free as we are when we visit their countries. Britain also has reciprocal arrangements with other countries. But those that do not have these arrangements ie. the U.S.A. have to pay either up front or by means of insurance, as the government has closed these loopholes in recent years.
They do get billed unless it's
Accident and Emergency Case
I know friends from USA had dressings changed for free by going to A + E than making an appointment at a GP practice
Have a care before you're tempted to be cross ... I collapsed with a ruptured bowel in New Zealand and was close to death when a heroic surgeon stepped in and saved my life; I was in intensive care with one-on-one nursing for ten days and then in hospital for another ten; the care couldn't have been better. They asked me whether I had a British passport and when I said Yes there was no charge. So what goes around, comes around.
EU contries have a recriprocal agreement with regards emergency healthcare for their citizens. All others get billed.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment