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<p>The Government has always been clear that the best way to protect citizens’ rights
is to secure a deal with the EU.</p><p>In the event of no deal, the UK has made a
unilateral offer to protect the rights of EU citizens residing in the UK by exit day,
and this includes continued entitlement to healthcare. Where possible, we have also
made unilateral commitments to protect the rights of UK nationals living in the EU.</p><p>We
welcome that all Member States have now put in place measures to protect the residency
rights of UK nationals living in the EU by exit day but there are still areas where
we hope that Member States will improve their offers to UK nationals, in line with
what we have offered. We will continue to press for reciprocity and ask Member States
to communicate their detailed plans as soon as possible.</p><p>Reciprocal healthcare
arrangements cannot be fully protected unilaterally by the UK. That is why we are
seeking arrangements at EU level or with Member States to apply the current social
security coordination framework, including reciprocal healthcare, in full until the
end of 2020.</p><p>To support UK-insured individuals living in the EU before exit
day, the UK Government will also, for six-months after exit day (from 1 November 2019
until 30 April 2020), reimburse healthcare costs or pay providers directly where necessary.</p><p>
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