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<p>The Government has proposed to all European Union Member States that when we leave,
we should maintain the existing healthcare arrangements including the European Healthcare
Insurance Card (EHIC) Scheme until 31 December 2020, with the aim of minimising disruption
to healthcare provision for United Kingdom nationals and EU citizens. This is subject
to agreement by individual EU Member States.</p><p>In a ‘no deal’ scenario, the continuation
of the EHIC scheme will be dependent on the UK agreeing its continuation with individual
Member States through bilateral reciprocal healthcare agreements. It is not possible
for the UK Government to guarantee access unilaterally to healthcare abroad, as this
depends on decisions by Member States.</p><p>The UK Government has already committed
to fund healthcare for UK-insured people who have applied for, or are undergoing,
treatments in the EU prior to and on exit day, for up to one year, to protect the
most vulnerable.</p><p>The Government always advises UK nationals to take out comprehensive
travel insurance when going overseas, both to EU and non-EU destinations. The EHIC
is not an alternative to travel insurance and we have always advised that individuals
should have both when travelling abroad.</p><p> </p>
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