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If you're intending to move abroad in the next couple of years remember to do your homework. You should research the country you intend to move to, and you should research the area of that country you wish to stay in, and you should definitely find out about the culture in the area you wish stay in.
One of the few things people think about when moving to countries within the European Union [or even further afield] is what level of health provision they expect. We Brits are used to having all our medical needs covered through taxation, we expect this to carry on abroad [partially because of the old E-111 form, now replaced by a EHIC [European Health Insurance Card]]. But many people are surprised to find out that this only covers you for emergency treatment, and for anything else you will either need to be covered by private insurance or you will have to pay up front for your treatment.
What is more there has been more and more incidences of of the various medical systems across the world tightening their guidelines about what they will, and exactly what they will not cover on the EHIC.
Sad as it is it seems that if you are looking forward to a life in the sun of the Med, or even down under, you might like to consider your options when it comes to private medical insurance. It looks as if that this might be the best option.

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The healthcare debate currently raging across the pond in the USA is providing a great deal of interesting talking points. For those who are unaware, President Obama is currently trying to push through a program of Healthcare reform which could see the current US healthcare system completely overhauled.The debate has sparked controversy not only in the USA but internationally as well, with many commentators attacking foreign healthcare systems – many of which offer differing models to the US. WIth this in mind CNNhealth.com has produced an excellent article which outlines the different healthcare systems in use across the globe.Here are some of the key facts from each country:The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences describes the US as the:
"only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not ensure that all citizens have coverage"
Will the US follow suit? Let us know your opinions.

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The micro-blogging website Twitter crashed last week due to the sheer volume of report recieved for the trending topic #welovetheNHS. Trending topics are user generated subject tags, the most popular of which which appear on the search pages of the Twitter website.
The #welovetheNHS tag was set up as a reaction to percieved falsehoods that American Right-Wing thinktank The GOP had been spreading about the UK healthcare system. The tag recieved so much attention that Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah felt compelled to respond.

#welovethenhs on Twitter

The UK health system has been under attack, with many failing to understand that here in the UK we have a choice.. You can use the NHS for free or opt to pay for private medical insurance if you can afford it.


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