European Health Insurance Card - Android

https://play.google.com/store/…y5laGljIl0.


Guide on how to use the European Health Insurance Card in the 27 EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. It includes general information about the card, emergency phone numbers, covered treatments and costs, how to claim reimbursement and who to contact in case you have lost your card. Available in 24 languages with easy option to switch from one language to another.
Note: Card cannot be generated or downloaded for use. Cards are issued free by your national health insurance provider. It does not replace travel insurance.
Note: When using the application for the first time some data needs to be downloaded (approx. 25MB). You will be charged for this according to your internet connection. We recommend that you download all data before travelling abroad.

Have you been attending private clinics or normal hospitals?

Not sure about France but in Spain you have private and public clinics, if you go to the private ones then you will pay irrespective of whether or not you have the ehic, go to the public ones and they will want to see your ehic before you get to see a doctor otherwise you will have to pay. This is because the locals all have to pay to see a doctor something we (uk residents) take for granted. It's easy to tell which is private and public, the length of the queue. As for prescriptions, you can walk into a chemist and buy drugs and medicines which you would only get after seeing a doctor at home.

We would normally go to a chemist for things first before seeking a doctor as the pharmacist usually knows what to sell you for most ailments, but I would not travel without my ehic.