>>I'm confused. English receive free medical care in Belgium?
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>It's a reciprocal EU thing. I'm not sure of the mechanism in Belgium but in France a Brit would need to pay up front for a doctor (as indeed the French do), then claim back c. 75% froom the Social Security in the UK. I'm not sure if tghe French themselves have to pay that 25%.
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>BTW as far as I know, if you came to the UK, cracked your head open, then you would be treated free of charge. There are no questions of who can pay at triage.

Similar here. Crack your head open, they have to treat you, but then will hound you forevermore.