European Health Insurance Card

You can buy a lot of insurance for £216 a year.  If the cash back pays for it that sounds good.

We had a dental emergency in Germany and with the EHIC, we paid about €30, about the same as we would have paid on the NHS. If we'd gone to a private clinic in Germany (it took us a while to figure out which were private and which were the equivalent of the NHS) or paid the full cost out of pocket, it would have been a lot more.

The EHIC is great for NHS-type medical care in Europe but if you have a medical emergency and want to go private or need to be repatriated, travel insurance should cover that, as well as travel-specific issues like lost luggage and flight delays.

The EHIC is not a replacement for travel insurance.

Best plan for travelling in Europe: have the EHIC and have travel insurance.

Shoot, according to our President, you can get full health insurance for $12 a month.

Shoot, according to our President, you can get full health insurance for $12 a month.

It is worrying that he doesn't seem to know the difference between health insurance and life insurance.   

It is worrying that he doesn't seem to know the difference between health insurance and life insurance.   

What else does this apply to?

Advisor: Sir, tornadoes have hit Tuscon. What should we do?
Trump: Look I'm busy. Send in that Minuteman Program.
Advisor: Um, Sir those are guided missiles.
Trump: Whatever, it will be beautiful.

Thanks for the advice everyone! They came on Saturday, I couldn't believe how fast they came. I feel better having that extra security just in case. It's such a shame we don't have things this easy back home! 

Thanks for the advice everyone! They came on Saturday, I couldn't believe how fast they came. I feel better having that extra security just in case. It's such a shame we don't have things this easy back home! 

They're pretty speedy over at the EHIC office.

Have a great time in the Canary Islands!