EU Health Insurance Card - Don't go on holiday without it!

[FRSFreeStateES]

Why would people need a continental Health Care card, the European Union is not officially not a country yet. National Health Care cards should be enough.

[MrLordinblack]

@FRSFreeStateES what if you get wounded in an other eu country?

[galmeiri]

It is always good to have health insurance when traveling

[so2murad]

is this card only for EU citizens or a foreigner get it too ?

[creaton1976]

it is only available for EU citizens im afraid.

[Snoino33]

@creaton1976 Not true! If you're registered in a Member State's health system, even if you're not an EU citizen, you get the card as well!

[WeAreTheEuropeanz]

If it's good, all the credit goes to the national government. But if it's bad, then this is because of Brussels.

[Bozewani]

Awesome....

I am just worried that one day we will have a mastercard (no not the freaking credit card) but a card which covers your entire life, your driver's license, your credit card, transport card, id, health insurance, and if you lose your'e screwed up the ass...

[excellenceinamerica]

These socialists believe "health care" is a right... but not "Free Speech"?

Hmmm.. and the United States politicians are trying to copy this model?

America you have your rights... pay your damn medical bills!

Congress you want you help? TORT REFORM! Dereuglate! Let people buy insurance across state lines!

Don't substitute insurance bureaucracy with Government Bureaucracy!

[Ivanooo13]

Who cares about usa...

[gingercatni]

what bollocks! Americans are not "free" nor is it the land of the free, if you're black, gay or any other ethnic minority you people persecute them to hell. Further if you adopted a similar helath care system as europe those who cannot afford insurance could get the treatment they need rather than suffer in pain and neglect. For such a big country America hides it's poverty well.

[Emmets]

Why do you think that let people buy insurance across state lines will decrease your stratospheric medical bills? And most importantly ... What's wrong with let that people choose one public choice? Nobody will ban you continue with your private health insurer!

[TheRayCarroll]

@excellenceinamerica Who's a socialist? The EU? I think your confusing social democracy with socialism. and who said free speech isn't a right? Pay your damm medical bills? where do you think people are going to get 6 figure sums for major operations if they're on minimum wage?

[Judep22]

NOW WE WANT TO KNOW THE EU EXPENSES!!!

The accounts of the EU have NEVER been signed off by accountants because even THEY do not believe them!!

How can we vote for the EU when they vote to keep their expenses secret!!

PORK BELLY POLITICS. We the people count for nothing. we are simply the proletariat.

MORE PLEBS PLEASE!

[timmo2k]

AGREED!

[alexapollo22]

I just wear Alex Chiu's immortality rings and H have no health problems what so ever. No health insurance needed.

[timmo2k]

dumbass

[maltijien]

Beach or no beach you must always carry this card with you You can have it in your wallet.

The wallet must be carried wherever you go,

Otherwise,how would you buy your icecream babylonrevival?? lol :p

[bnprenaissance]

You cannot impose one set of rules and customs for hundreds of different cultures,ethnic groups and peoples.Empires never last..

[AG0525]

Laser etching on forehead. LoL, or chip implant :)I support nocard policy. But, even in EU where all countries have social medicine or universal, as americans call it, not everyone has even that social insurance. To get it, you must have a job, be student, be inlisted in the jobless office (or how its called) Anyway. Till there is no unified system, and agreement that my beloooved Lithuania gona pay for my treated broken leg in Austrian fees, the only way is the card. But i HOPE it is temporary.

[xxxToomy07]

This card helped me on the Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain. My feet got treated for no cost at the point of use

[Herpton]

Eu tenho o meu!!

I have it!!

[FarfettilLejl]

How can holidaymakers not know what the EHIC is?

[charlessmyth]

I will check this out, now that I know about it. Useful video.

[RadekEU]

I have one of these :d

[matthewandrew]

smart.

[FarsightAE]

More good news from EU :]

Go Europe!

[DarthTanner]

Although a good idea why on earth do you have to have the card on you to be covered? How many people actually carry the card when they go to the beach. Every EU citizen is a valid potential owner of the card and its free so why not just grant the coverage to all EU citizens regardless of their card carrying status?

[charlessmyth]

You could have it laser etched on your chest, forehead, for example. :-)

[josiahdallas]

a mark on your right hand or forehead will do eventually....but you will go to hell if you take the mark

[DarthTanner]

Hmmm, Free healthcare or burning in an imaginary hell.

Bring on the sexy nurses.

[consect]

grow up.

[DarthTanner]

Don't say that Brussels might think your serious.

[BabylonRevival]

u are not very smart: if u are on the beach u generally don't carry any cards, you also don't carry one on the beach in your own country, beside that not all accidents happen on the beach. if you are seriously injured they won't let you die until u bring the ehic-card. if u have this card (carried with u or easy accessible e.g. in the hotel room) u can skip all burecreatic hurdles and prevent urself from massive hospital bills, that's what it is about.

[creaton1976]

you don't need it on the beach just at your hotel. you will be treated and then later show your card and you will be covered.

[lordblazer]

this would never happen in America. Now that hospital visit might cost someone $15,000 after their insurance decides to cover it.Oh yea and increased premiums for getting sick.

[AndreCbrito]

yha american health care is not healthy

[josiahdallas]

a step closer to the mark of the beast

[Fringe111]

Yanno I look at this and wonder why it is our country doesn't have universal health care and I sit here and shake me head.

[NaturalCalls]

cool, first comment. i'll get insurance, i'm going on holiday!