Keeping you informed 
Are you entitled to call the doctor if you fall ill?
Do you know what would happen to you if you fell ill or had an accident in Spain?
Are you paying for your health care, and do you know if you are entitled to health care as an expat in Spain? Do you have health cover if you return to the UK to visit family or if you go on holiday? Do you know what would happen to you if you fell ill or had an accident in Spain? Are you paying for your health care, and do you know if you are entitled to health care as an expat in Spain? Do you have health cover if you return to the UK to visit family or if you go on holiday?
If you don’t, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, many people are not covered and could face a hefty bill if they need treatment.
According to a health care report by insurance analyst Ian Youngman, there are more than 50 million expats and 232 million people who live in a different country to the one they were born in. However, one worrying statistic suggests that almost half of these people are not covered by international health insurance although they may have domestic health insurance.
Pensioners and some other people living in Spain, either permanently or as second-home owners, will be covered by the S1 form where the UK pays for your health care in Spain- but many of us are not entitled and need to find the best way to pay for health care.
Expat health insurance or international health insurance is designed for people who live and work abroad. You can take out a worldwide plan, or have a specific plan for Spain.
If you don’t, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, many people are not covered and could face a hefty bill if they need treatment.
According to a health care report by insurance analyst Ian Youngman, there are more than 50 million expats and 232 million people who live in a different country to the one they were born in. However, one worrying statistic suggests that almost half of these people are not covered by international health insurance although they may have domestic health insurance.
Pensioners and some other people living in Spain, either permanently or as second-home owners, will be covered by the S1 form where the UK pays for your health care in Spain- but many of us are not entitled and need to find the best way to pay for health care.
Expat health insurance or international health insurance is designed for people who live and work abroad. You can take out a worldwide plan, or have a specific plan for Spain.
