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**RokeIdeadioke** · 07-03-2012, 09:58 PM

thats not true unless the country has an agreement with healthcare providers - and its not universal ; for example , whilst i have an EHIC card for within the EU , when i was in austria a few years back , we were told we could only use certain doctors or hospitals and there would be a `top up` to any care provided.

and in the us - you have no insurance , you pay the bill - the NHS wont pay it

I over generalized. Ive heard of Canadians using emergency medical care in the States and the Canadian government foots the bill. Either way the US isn't going to provide health care to visiting foreigners; took us long enough to cover our own people.

07-03-2012, 09:58 PM	#46
RokeIdeadioke Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	thats not true unless the country has an agreement with healthcare providers - and its not universal ; for example , whilst i have an EHIC card for within the EU , when i was in austria a few years back , we were told we could only use certain doctors or hospitals and there would be a `top up` to any care provided. and in the us - you have no insurance , you pay the bill - the NHS wont pay it I over generalized. Ive heard of Canadians using emergency medical care in the States and the Canadian government foots the bill. Either way the US isn't going to provide health care to visiting foreigners; took us long enough to cover our own people.
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