My son got stung by a bee right to the neck while camping in Germany (thankfully he was fine). Visit to the local ER they checked him out etc (again, he was fine, but first bee sting and to the neck we had to play it safe).
Didn’t cost anything but my signature on a piece of paper.
I’ve also did part of my medical education in a hospital in Austria, and sure people will get care if it’s deemed necessary, even if its completely obvious they will never be able to pay (like homeless people with severe drug addiction), but they were asked to provide a credit card or would get issued a bill if they couldn’t provide an EHIC.
Legally speaking as in the laws are very clear. You don’t need to be a lawyer to know what the laws are, especially when it is plastered over every single official page discussing travel and visiting.
You need to be insured or you’re liable for the costs of treatments in Germany.
People absolutely get charged as foreigners.
In German healthcare you always need a “Kostenträger”, but for EU citizens they will instead charge the national health insurance which then takes care of settling it with your home insurance scheme, so it might seem invisible for you.
That’s true, but he probably carried insurance as it would probably be mandatory. I’m not sure if this applies only to schools, but universities here are barred from law to enroll you, unless you have provided a proof of health insurance
Hey I love Germany and its healthcare system but I don’t think it works like that.
If you’re a foreigner in Germany you still get charged. They have a mandatory but still opt-in health insurance system.
Sometimes the bill is so low, they waive it because it is too much hassle.
Maybe that happened in a little town, too
Usually you are not getting billed as a foreigner
My son got stung by a bee right to the neck while camping in Germany (thankfully he was fine). Visit to the local ER they checked him out etc (again, he was fine, but first bee sting and to the neck we had to play it safe).
Didn’t cost anything but my signature on a piece of paper.
Bullshit.
Every case gets billed
Not in Italy or Austria (I worked in the field in both countries).
I’ve also did part of my medical education in a hospital in Austria, and sure people will get care if it’s deemed necessary, even if its completely obvious they will never be able to pay (like homeless people with severe drug addiction), but they were asked to provide a credit card or would get issued a bill if they couldn’t provide an EHIC.
Maybe or maybe not, but legally speaking you will be, yes.
The f does “legally speaking” mean here. You aren’t a lawyer, and no, people often don’t get charged as foreigners. That’s how public healthcare works
Legally speaking as in the laws are very clear. You don’t need to be a lawyer to know what the laws are, especially when it is plastered over every single official page discussing travel and visiting.
You need to be insured or you’re liable for the costs of treatments in Germany.
People absolutely get charged as foreigners. In German healthcare you always need a “Kostenträger”, but for EU citizens they will instead charge the national health insurance which then takes care of settling it with your home insurance scheme, so it might seem invisible for you.
That’s true, but he probably carried insurance as it would probably be mandatory. I’m not sure if this applies only to schools, but universities here are barred from law to enroll you, unless you have provided a proof of health insurance