Why an EHIC is so essential in Tenerife

[Canarian Weekly]

THE British Embassy is urging Tenerife Expats to remind their visitors this summer to make sure they’ve got a European Health Insurance Card with them. It’s an absolute must, and an Embassy spokesman says: “It should be tem No1 on their checklist. “It’s also known as an EHIC, and this simple piece of plastic entitles [...]

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[junglejim]

It would be helpful if the article told us the hospitals that will accept the EHIC card - The Hospiten Sur does ,but pressurises you into using your insurance or paying out of your own pocket .

[TIS]

It would be helpful if the article told us the hospitals that will accept the EHIC card - The Hospiten Sur does ,but pressurises you into using your insurance or paying out of your own pocket .
Of course they do, the EHIC is there for BASIC cover. Loads of people think it is the same as full blown private medical insurance and travel insurance wrapped up in one neat plastic card, then are baffled that they get a bill from the hospital or clinic that has attended them. There simply is too little info about how and why everyone who can, should use this. Don't forget, if you are not registered with social security here or cant qualify as a pensioner then you cannot get the Tarjeta sanitaria (Spanish EHIC) to use outside Spain but WITHIN Europe - again a lot of people mistaken think this can be used Worldwide. AS the EHIC name says - it is for Europe only. MORE PUBLICITY from all European government is needed.