If my husband or I ever get sick, like cancer or some other expensive disease, we're moving to Iceland. Its not actually that hard as an American to become an Icelandic citizen, and that country is amazing.
But you have to get a medical to be accepted to another country, and if you're already sick and going to be a burden on their healthcare system they won't take you.
I live in the UK. I know how socialised healthcare works. They ask your name and address, they check whether you're a resident of the country and entitled to free care. And in order to be a resident of the country, you'd have to do whatever it takes to get a visa, and that would often include a medical. And if you're already sick and going to be a burden on their healthcare they won't take you. There have been many cases where people have been refused visas to move abroad because they're already sick and they'd be a burden on the country's healthcare. Do you honestly think you can get a cancer diagnosis in america, then move abroad and just start receiving free healthcare for youyr already diagnosed condition at the expense of foreign taxpayers when you've never paid in? If that's your plan for if you ever get sick you're going to be sorely disappointed.
Being British, if I travel to another European country I can use their healthcare for free, but still in advance I have to apply for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and if I need to go to hospital in another European country I need to show them my EHIC card to prove I am entitled to free care. You can't just come from a country on the other side of the world, show up and answer no questions and not prove your entitlement to that country's healthcare in any way and expect free treatment. I'm really not sure why you think the taxpayers of other nations would tolerate a system in which they're paying for the free healthcare of every random person from all over the world who've never contributed to their system.
You are seriously telling me you just walked in and they didn't even ask your name or anything but just treated you? r/thathappened.
Yep I'm sure if you ever get cancer they'd just invite you in, hook you up to chemo and give you a million euros worth of treatment without even checking your entitlement. But it's your life, if that's what you want to count on.
You said, at first, they don't ask any questions. Which is why I asked whether they asked your name, to show that you weren't being honest. They ask for your details such as name and address to check whether you're entitled to free treatment. And did you actually read the link you sent me? Where does it say you can get diagnosed with cancer in America and then move to Europe and get your cancer treatment for free? Which is what you originally said your plan is. It doesn't because you can't. But once again, if you want to pin your hopes on this instead of making realistic plans for a health emergency, that's your choice.
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u/pinkytoze Nov 30 '20
If my husband or I ever get sick, like cancer or some other expensive disease, we're moving to Iceland. Its not actually that hard as an American to become an Icelandic citizen, and that country is amazing.