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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Just noticed the bit about ID ... In Ontario, every resident needs a OHIP card (Ontario Hospital Insurance Program) in order to receive free services. It's photo ID, and contains all your info: name, address, phone no., social insurance no., doctor's name, next of kin, and emergency contact person. Everyone who needs medical care must have a card. Cards are free, of course; but are only available to residents of Ontario. We are fairly nice folks over here, but not into giving away free what we pay for through our taxes.
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Eric, I have no qualms about people being treated for emergencies.......such as accidents, but I am talking about blatant health tourism.......heart operations, gall bladder surgery, hernia operations.......and much more.
These people may come from the Asian sub continent........stay with relatives and get the treatment without any cost to themselves.
As for EU country members, they are entitled to treatment, as we would be if we were to be taken ill in an EU country.......as long as you have the appropriate documenation...it used to be the e111....but it has changed now to something like the European Health Insurance card (not sure if I have got the name right - but it is something like that).
Like I said, billions of pounds down the drain treating health tourists.