Thread: Going Over There, Using Their Health Service
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Old 11-01-2008, 13:11   #21
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Re: Going Over There, Using Their Health Service
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Originally Posted by BBKing View Post
This does, of course, all happen in reverse as well, since we can all get treatment free abroad.
Are you serious with this statement? Have you ever been abroad? Ok, if you get an NHS card you might get some free treatment in countries we have agreements with, but elsewhere I can assure you they will be looking for cash or your travel insurance details. Try walking into a hospital in the US and getting free long term treatment for cancer on a temporary visa. Try walking out of any number of foreign countries hospitals without paying the bill and see how far you get. A workmate of mine's wife fell ill on holiday in Greece earlier this year and had to pay for her treatment and claim it back off his travel insurance. My girlfriend had to go to hospital on holiday in Thailand. We had to pay before she left the hospital. The payment point was right in the reception area and I daresay I probably paid a little more than a local Thai would have paid.
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