Originally Posted by
Geoff Parkstone
indeed Andy, the EHIC might have given UK citizens access to European health care facilities but it wont pay repatriation for broken limbs or other significant issues, or give UK citizens access to any greater health care facilities than those afforded to nationals of that country: hence the healthcare tourism that we saw pre Brexit.
So for those who laud the NHS for providing the best healthcare in Europe, beware reliance on EHIC in, for example, Bulgaria.
All EHIC really does is perhaps reduce the cost of your travel insurance a little as it deals with minor health issues - you get a broken hip in France, as a friend of mine did, and the EHIC contribution barely scratched the surface of the total cost - eg provided some A&E cover at triage stage, but after that it was down to the individual's credit card as first port of call.