MSE News: Pain for Spain over unlawful EHIC refusals

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"The European Commission has launched legal proceedings over concerns hospitals in Spain are unlawfully refusing EHICs ..."
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The old E111 used to come in a booklet that had multiple languages, I seem to remember.
Good point, same card wrong description, (now amended)
As mentioned previously, the safest way is to make sure you have travel insurance.
On a rotating plate, with spikes like Flash Gordon
And you're Peter Duncan; I gave you fair warning
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
Why not
1 a simple edict to every public hospital - you must accept the EHIC
2 a multi language pdf download on patients rights to EHIC for every travel operators website
3 a help line for any one being told 1
Can MSE do that for 2? Say in Spanish and GreeK?
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn
SPANISH
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/health/unforeseen-treatments/short-visit/index_es.htm#need-help
http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1021&langId=es&intPageId=1754
ENGLISH
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/health/unforeseen-treatments/short-visit/index_en.htm
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We need to make it law that travel insurance must provide REAL ASSISTANCE, and can't just fob you off weeks later by using the EHIC as an excuse. If they want us to use a cheap public hospital, they have to find us one, arrange for the ambulance if necessary, pay for the taxi if it's miles away. And if they can't get one that accepts the EHIC, they must pay out if we go private.