Free EHIC Discussion

ericthelobster

I was involved in an accident in France about a month ago; I was blue-lighted to a hospital and treated for a broken collarbone. I used my EHIC card and wasn't charged anything else at the time.

I'm aware that foreign hospitals sometimes send invoices to foreign patients at home later on. I have an outstanding travel insurance claim to submit for other expenses, and am wondering how likely it is that I have yet to be sent a bill for medical expenses from France? Anyone know?

katejo

ericthelobster wrote: »

I was involved in an accident in France about a month ago; I was blue-lighted to a hospital and treated for a broken collarbone. I used my EHIC card and wasn't charged anything else at the time.

I'm aware that foreign hospitals sometimes send invoices to foreign patients at home later on. I have an outstanding travel insurance claim to submit for other expenses, and am wondering how likely it is that I have yet to be sent a bill for medical expenses from France? Anyone know?

I would have thought that they would have charged you at the time. I had 1 night in an Italian hospital 3 years ago. I wasn't charged when there and no further bill followed it.

pogofish

ericthelobster wrote: »

I was involved in an accident in France about a month ago; I was blue-lighted to a hospital and treated for a broken collarbone. I used my EHIC card and wasn't charged anything else at the time.

I'm aware that foreign hospitals sometimes send invoices to foreign patients at home later on. I have an outstanding travel insurance claim to submit for other expenses, and am wondering how likely it is that I have yet to be sent a bill for medical expenses from France? Anyone know?

Did you read the OP - MSE have fingers in many pies but I don't think the French healthcare sector is one of them!

ericthelobster

pogofish wrote: »

Did you read the OP - MSE have fingers in many pies but I don't think the French healthcare sector is one of them!

Meaning ?

peachyprice

ericthelobster wrote: »

I was involved in an accident in France about a month ago; I was blue-lighted to a hospital and treated for a broken collarbone. I used my EHIC card and wasn't charged anything else at the time.

I'm aware that foreign hospitals sometimes send invoices to foreign patients at home later on. I have an outstanding travel insurance claim to submit for other expenses, and am wondering how likely it is that I have yet to be sent a bill for medical expenses from France? Anyone know?

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/healthcare-when-travelling-abroad/healthcare-in-france/

cliffh

When I try to download the app mentioned, I get a message saying:

"App Not Available

This app is currently not available in your country region."

Pollycat

cliffh wrote: »

When I try to download the app mentioned, I get a message saying:

"App Not Available

This app is currently not available in your country region."

Where was this app mentioned?

heatherw_01

The only app link mentioned was spam which was deleted by the forum team.

ericthelobster

katejo wrote: »

I would have thought that they would have charged you at the time

Well - for what it's worth, I was indeed finally sent my only bill from the French hospital (ie, after having presented my EHIC card); about 3 months after I was discharged. It amounted to about 29 Euros.

Although I had already put in my travel insurance claim by then, and received the payout, my insurers had no problem with adding on the extra and refunding that separately.

cliffh

Pollycat wrote: »

Where was this app mentioned?

In the "Free EHIC" article.