french news about health insurance

[pagey]

just received this in an email When eventually you can visit France again, you should be aware that whilst the EHIC or GHIC cards provide UK visitors to the same medical cover as would apply to a French national, it does not cover medical repatriation, repatriation in the event of death, non-urgent treatment nor mountain rescue costs. French rules now require non-EU visitors to have health insurance that covers medical repatriation & any costs involved in the event of death.also this ....
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[Garfields]

The EHIC never covered medical repatriation, repatriation in the event of death, non-urgent treatment nor mountain rescue costs

 

[pagey]

The EHIC never covered medical repatriation, repatriation in the event of death, non-urgent treatment nor mountain rescue costs

and the french never insisted that we need health insurance that covered repatriation they do now apparently

 

[Clipgate]

When in the EU it was reciprocal, as out it's not.

 

[Googlebot]

Not a bad thing to be honest.

Repatriation costs can mean you losing your home.

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[ctc]

If you are dead how do you know you want to be somewhere else?

 

[Stealaway]

Not a bad thing to be honest.

Repatriation costs can mean you losing your home.

Cant one of my lads come down in a tranny and take the coffin back?
Or put the coffin in the van garage and drive the van back?

 

[Ridgeway]

Just have some decent travel insurance, that will cover it.

Although mountain rescues etc are often under separate policies.

 

[138go]

We always have the Red Pennant Insurance from the C&MHC, I thoroughly recommend it. We've met several people in Europe, who've become ill and we've seen first hand how important health insurance is, on top of the GHIC. A couple of years ago my husband was ill in Spain. The support and help from the insurance was brilliant. We called them at 11pm and they couldn't have been more help. It's scary when one of you falls ill abroad, so for me having that cover is invaluable.

 

[Rob Hammond]

We have always taken out travel insurance wherever we’ve travelled mad not to .

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[Garfields]

Repatriation if you are long term ill
Stroke for instance
GHIC should cover the emergency treatment but at some point you will need transported back home
I'm sure someone will be along shortly to argue the case for not bothering with insurance

 

[Googlebot]

Cant one of my lads come down in a tranny and take the coffin back?
Or put the coffin in the van garage and drive the van back?

Erm, not if you are alive and on a ventilator. Not sure what your lads do, but it doesn’t sound like medicine if they drive Transits.

 

[pagey]

we have always been covered with adac partner plus but not from 30 june when it ceases so we will need to find insurance

 

[pagey]

my daughter is a transport manager of a large waste managment company maybe she can set up a collection and delivery service with one of the dustcarts

 

[Stealaway]

Erm, not if you are alive and on a ventilator. Not sure what your lads do, but it doesn’t sound like medicine if they drive Transits.

I assumed I would be dead by the time I wanted repatriating - hence the coffin.
I assumed the medical insurance would cover curing all my problems in hospital

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[Ridgeway]

Think you need a license to carry a dead body in your vehicle ?

 

[pagey]

Think you need a license to carry a dead body in your vehicle ?

probably but would you get in the back of a 22 ton dustcart to inspect it

 

[Googlebot]

I assumed I would be dead by the time I wanted repatriating - hence the coffin.
I assumed the medical insurance would cover curing all my problems in hospital

Not if you are going to have a long term recovery, you will need family support and if not, it’s still cheaper to fly you back with all the cost than pay for your care abroad.

 

[Stealaway]

Think you need a license to carry a dead body in your vehicle ?

Where do you get them from? DVLA?

Would they notice it in the garage.

 

[pagey]

Not if you are going to have a long term recovery, you will need family support and if not, it’s still cheaper to fly you back with all the cost than pay for your care abroad.

no problem we have access to an aircraft and my son is a pilot

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[pagey]

Where do you get them from? DVLA?

Would they notice it in the garage.

if you needed to get permission from the dvla forget it

 

[Stealaway]

no problem we have access to an aircraft and my son is a pilot

Can I have telephone contact number - just in case?

 

[pagey]

Can I have telephone contact number - just in case?

cant he is in the raf

 

[Googlebot]

no problem we have access to an aircraft and my son is a pilot

You might get it cheaper then.

Anaesthetists aren’t renowned for being free though.

Having been flown back after a little accident involving a French Ambulance, then Air Ambulance and a Major Trauma centre, I like to ensure I am covered.

 

[Stealaway]

Having been flown back after a little accident involving a French Ambulance, then Air Ambulance and a Major Trauma centre, I like to ensure I am covered.

Was that skiing or motorcycle?

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[Googlebot]

Was that skiing or motorcycle?

Cycle. :-(

Front of bike hit something and I did a superman at speed over the front.

Thankfully no lasting damage.

 

[pagey]

You might get it cheaper then.

Anaesthetists aren’t renowned for being free though.

Having been flown back after a little accident involving a French Ambulance, then Air Ambulance and a Major Trauma centre, I like to ensure I am covered.

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looks painful

 

[Googlebot]

looks painful

It was.

 

[gus-lopez]

Not if you are going to have a long term recovery, you will need family support and if not, it’s still cheaper to fly you back with all the cost than pay for your care abroad.

Whilct in the EU if you had no repatriation they were stuck with you until they fixed you. Non eu they ensure have medical cover to include repatriatipon.

 

[Decker]

Think you need a license to carry a dead body in your vehicle ?

Does that apply to France as I read on here that you could marry a dead person there?

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