26 Dec 2020 1:35 PM:
clearly the EHIC cover is going to continue in a new form and as the Governent is using the Global there may be a prospect that arramegments will be made with countries outside the EU , which is good
Full details are awaited but that looks procedural-EHIC has never been a substitute for holiday medical cover but many holiday home owners rely on it and take the repatriation risk themselves
It also seems that retired UK citizens who reside now and in the future will also have their health cost covered in EU as they are now
As expected the route to becoming fully resident in EU countries will change and no doubt Spain, who like our retirement pound will be relatively relaxed in this -time will tell-Brits retired quite easily in Spain before we joined the EU!
The 90/180 day rule will be inconvenient for some but no doubt in due course you will just get a Visa for longer stays and that will be done on line
But on the EHIC the Government has delivered under this deal
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EHIC cards
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