But her story does dispel the notion that anyone, anywhere can just walk into an EU hospital and get treated—including EU citizens.
Right. Usually: even citizens who are non-residents aren’t entitled to the same service as the ones who are resident.
It’s fair the way I see it. You pay local taxes, you get access to healthcare. You don’t pay local taxes, it’s only fair that you’re expected to pay more than a resident who does. So the notion of “you can just walk in” is a bit misleading IMO.
You can’t just “walk in”. Of course exceptions are there. Some countries do let you just walk in. But I was saying overall.
But her story does dispel the notion that anyone, anywhere can just walk into an EU hospital and get treated—including EU citizens.
Right. Usually: even citizens who are non-residents aren’t entitled to the same service as the ones who are resident.
It’s fair the way I see it. You pay local taxes, you get access to healthcare. You don’t pay local taxes, it’s only fair that you’re expected to pay more than a resident who does. So the notion of “you can just walk in” is a bit misleading IMO.
You can’t just “walk in”. Of course exceptions are there. Some countries do let you just walk in. But I was saying overall.