Depending on which youtake Davis double speak, this is either a Tory con or it proves hedoes not understand what an EHIC card provides. I just watched theBBC news and do not know why they bother running a news service justreporting what a spokesman says simply using the quote and notlooking at what really happens.Quote from Davis"That is good newsfor example, for British pensioners in the EU: it means that theywill continue to have their health care arrangements protected bothwhere they live and – when they travel to another Member State –to be able to use an EHIC card." Under the EHIC scheme, British tourists andresidents in the EU are able to access free healthcare, as are EUcitizens visiting the UK. However, it is as yet unclear whether theagreement will extend to UK citizens visiting the EU rather thanbeing resident in it. The EHIC does notprovide the same cover as the S1, reciprical agreement has not beenreached yet on the S1 coverTo get a EHIC card fromthe UK you have to be resident in the UK or registered which the DHSSas resident in another EU state and have obtained medical care, paidfor by the UK, under the S1 scheme.There is no direct linkbetween the EHIC card and the S1So unless the idiots inthe UK agree that pensioners still get medical cover from the UK viathe S1 they will not be entitled to an EHIC card. They will not beresident in the UK so will have to apply to the country they areresident in.Quote from NHS"If you live in EuropeIf you live in another EEA country or Switzerland,you will be entitled to a UK-issued EHIC if one of the followingapplies to you: you receive a UK State Pension or exportable UK benefit and have a UK-issued S1 form (certificate of entitlement) registered in your country of residence you are a worker posted to work in another EEA country or Switzerland by your UK employer, or a frontier worker living in the EEA and working in the UK you are a family member of a posted worker or of someone working in the UK and you are not covered in your own right by the EEA country you reside in you are a student going to another EEA country or Switzerland to study If you are not eligible for a UK-issued EHIC, youshould see if you are eligible for an EHIC in the country you arecurrently living in. "Moving abroadUK Pensioners"If you are living in an EEA country orSwitzerland and you receive an exportable UK pension,contribution-based Employment Support Allowance or another exportablebenefit, you may be entitled to state healthcare paid for by the UK.You will need to apply for a certificate of entitlement known as anS1 form.However, if, in addition to your UK pension, youalso receive a pension from the country in which you now live, thatcountry will be responsible for your healthcare and an S1 will not beapplicable. If you receive your UK pension as well as a pension froman EU member state, but are now living in a different EU state, thecountry to which you paid contributions toward your pension for thelongest period becomes responsible for your healthcare. .Once issued, register the S1 form with therelevant authority in your country of residence. Often you need to dothis before you can register for healthcare or obtain a medical card.Once you have registered your S1 in the countryyou are moving to, you will be entitled to apply for and use aUK-issued EHIC to access state-funded necessary medical treatmentwhen you visit other EEA countries."
