Soon it is time for holiday times again and many will go on trips in Europe. Among the sunscreen, swimwear and books to read on the beach, many also have control over packing with you the Social Insurance Office’s blue EU card.
Thanks to the card, a European health insurance is concerned that gives you the right to care at the same cost as the country’s own citizens, should the accident occur when you are within the EU/EEA and in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
In a press release from Danish LB Insurance However, it turns out that it seems that many Danes do not really know what actually applies when it comes to the insurance card.
In a survey conducted by the company, they asked their member panel, among other things, if they believe that the card covers a return trip if they are injured during the holidays, of which 46 percent responded that they think it does. But the correct answer is actually no.
– Many people have the experience that they have knowledge of what the blue health insurance card encompasses in Europe, but when we ask about specific scenarios, we can see that many still do not know how they are covered by the card, says Trine Bechmann Henningsenat LB Insurance.
According to Sweden Abroad It is still important to always include the European insurance card when traveling, when it comes to both emergency and ordinary healthcare and ambulance transport on site. However, this does not apply to more extensive healthcare or sick transport to Sweden.
Both Sweden Abroad and LB Försäkring therefore recommend supplementing the Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s blue EU card. The supplement can be done with any other type of travel insurance or home insurance with travel protection so as not to suffer unpredictable high costs on the trip.
Did you know this about the Swedish Social Insurance Agency’s blue EU card?