Jay Johengen
Altamahaw-Ossipee, North Carolina, United States
>>>>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.
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>>Similar here. Crack your head open, they have to treat you, but then will hound you forevermore.
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>There have been stories (I don't know if they're true) of having patients bounced or re-routed to somewhere else if they are found to be uninsured. Any truth to it?
I have heard those stories too. Not sure about the facts, but there is one semi-private hospital here that some claim does the ER intake on patients, then has them transferred almost immediately to a county hospital for their inpatient care if their insurance is an issue.
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