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The NHS is potentially vulnerable to fraud due to loopholes in the issuing of European Health Insurance cards, the Department of Health has admitted.
An investigation by the Daily Mail found people who had never worked in Britain were able to obtain a free EHIC card in the UK, the paper says.
Health services abroad were then able to claim back the costs of their treatment from the UK authorities.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33843758
Bit of a glaring loophole I'd have thought but never mind eh - it doesn't really matter, there are far worse problems to deal with and I don't suppose it's widely known about...
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Consultant surgeon Meirion Thomas told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme it was a well known scam.
"It's already got around, it's there, it's in the real world. Migrants come into this country and ask for EHIC cards."
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Oh...