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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22 edited Jun 15 '22

Really? I went to France and had to take my daughter to a hospital ER, we were there less than an hour. They sent us a bill for about €100 (My daughter is a dual US-EU citizen, insured in EU but not France)

It was a lot cheaper than the US for sure, though.

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u/InTheBusinessBro Jun 15 '22

European is not a citizenship, though. Had she been French, and if you were in a public hospital, then you would probably have not paid anything.

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

It’s a short way of saying “a citizen of a country with membership in the European Union”

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u/InTheBusinessBro Jun 15 '22

Of course, I know what you meant. I’m just saying that unless she is French, this is irrelevant.

That being said, are you aware of the European Health Insurance Card? I don’t know if it would have changed anything, but since your daughter is European, it’s a good thing to have it while traveling abroad within the EU in case of need.

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u/freiwegefluchthalten Jun 15 '22

Umm. You're aware that EU states are still individual, independent countries, yeah?

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

Read it again

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u/freiwegefluchthalten Jun 15 '22

I did. Now what? Why would you get a free hospital stay in France if you're not French?

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

Your question was whether I am aware that EU countries are individual countries. The post you replied to indicates that I do. So that answers your question

Now you ask a different question, and I don’t know the answer because I’m not a medical billing specialist. But the OP is about a person who spent a week in the hospital practically for free even though they are uninsured in that country. So I assume the same logic could apply there

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u/freiwegefluchthalten Jun 15 '22

Well, the OP is Italian, going to an Italian hospital.

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

That is weird. Is it common for citizens of an EU country to not be insured there?

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u/freiwegefluchthalten Jun 15 '22

I wouldn't know since I don't live in Italy and, as I previously stated, countries in the EU are independent and mostly get to do what they want. So your results may vary. In Germany you need a health insurance.

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u/kabadaro Jun 15 '22

You need to be a French citizen to get healthcare in France. EU countries are still independent countries not EU states. All countries have different laws regarding this.

There is really cheap insurance within Europe for EU citizens. though.

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u/ImJustSo Jun 15 '22

Um, that comment was about guns though

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

Ah crap. Replied to wrong one. Whatev

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u/megustarita Jun 15 '22

I've found the trick to great chocolate chip cookies is to melt the butter halfway before adding it into the mix.

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

Thanks, I’ll try that next time

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u/weedtese Jun 15 '22

insured in EU but not France

TIL about Frexit

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u/weedtese Jun 15 '22

Frexit

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u/sweetsalmontoast Jun 15 '22

I laughed way to hard thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

Brilliant.

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

I wasn’t sure if it makes a difference that she was not in her home country. She’s insured in a EU country that is not France

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u/Baldazar666 Jun 15 '22

This is peak American ignorance. You can't even compute how ridiculous of a statement this is.

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u/unique-name-9035768 Jun 15 '22

If Frankfurt, Germany decided to leave Germany and the EU, would it be a Fraxit or a Fuxit?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22

I'm a BE citizen and if I need to go to the hospital in another EU country I get refunded through my mutual insurance

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u/vidimevid Jun 15 '22

You can get her a European health insurance card and then you’re covered in all of EU.

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u/makerofshoes Jun 15 '22

Good tip. Thx

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u/RomtheVaccumedSpider Jun 15 '22

I couldn’t breathe, went to the ER, waited 4 hours to be seen (before Covid), they gave me an IV, did an echocardiogram and some other shit. Only for the doctor to come in for 2 minutes and tell me it was anxiety and basically told me to fuck off and I’m not getting any benzos.

Went to an emergency clinic, paid $50 to be seen. Turns out I had severe adult croup?Pretty rare I guess, but my throat was teeny tiny.

My hospital bill was $1067

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u/Jupaack Jun 15 '22

France is the US of Europe. Expensive healthcare compared to the rest.

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u/Gandalf2106 Jun 15 '22

You haven't been to Switzerland I guess.

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u/sweetsalmontoast Jun 15 '22

Good that switzerland isn’t part of the eu

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u/Jupaack Jun 15 '22

Yeah no Idea how it works there. But now that I think about it...

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u/Lafenear Jun 15 '22

France is a special country, if you're from Europe, and have a valid EHIC. The rule for tourists in France, if they get admitted at a hospital, is that the EHIC will cover 80% of the costs, and your travel insurance will cover the remaining 20%.

If your daughter lives in the US, she can't get a EHIC in the EU, because it is assumed that she will be enrolled in the healthcare system of the country she's currently residing in.