Ya not helping yaself much mate. Just saying.
Ya not helping yaself much mate. Just saying.
you weren't born then, and I lived in the US back then, you pothead moron. Medicare and Medicaid was Reagan pet project and he was doing everything to get funding after Congress was trying to defund it.
Holly fook, you don't know anything about your own country, let alone about Thailand, you Telsa driving fraud
oh fuck off shitbird, Reagan, the great communist, made sure to own it when he saved it
bsnub wouldn't know that, he was still an enzyme
UK governments decide how budgets derived from taxes, levies, donations are spent. Budgets and monies for all NHS operations are politically
decided.
I suspect if a foreigner/returning ex-pat, "visiting" the UK, details would be scrutinised, similar to many countries including LOS.
How the NHS charges overseas visitors for NHS hospital care
People living outside the EEA and Switzerland
People who live outside the EEA and Switzerland (non-EEA nationals), including former UK residents, are not automatically entitled to free NHS care. They should make sure they are covered by personal health or travel insurance. They will be charged at 150% of the NHS national tariff, unless an exemption applies to them or the service they are accessing or they are covered by a reciprocal healthcare agreement between the UK and their country.
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-hospital-care
Free at the point of need backed up by legislation to ensure all costs, plus a 50% premium are chargeable. Whether the bill is collected, I don't know.
A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.
So if ya can get your cancerous arse on a plane back to Pomgolia they will treat you free ?
I'm askin the question because most punters say this is not the case.
Dunno.
ditto, though they had (questionable) residency and did not burn their bridges.
Not without their Medicare card they did not. That's expires once out of the cuntry for a certain amount of time and then ya are on ya own until you get back in the system.
They may of been treated and then offered a pay back loan.
It expires after one has been out of country for 5 years.
Mine had expired when I went home 01/01/18, it took less than 10 minutes on the phone to re-enrol and they verbally gave me my number to use if needed whilst waiting for the card to arrive in the mail.
I was non resident for taxation purposes.
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I don't believe the UK has an arbitrary time period. One, if asked, has to explain one's residence "qualification".
As many go decades without seeking medical services from the NHS.
This may have been correct, it must have been if Fondles got a new card, however I don't think it is correct anymore.
I had been a non resident for tax purpose for several years but become a tax resident in 2018 again (didn't earn enough to pay taxes mind).
Anyway because my Medicare card had expired long before this I waited until I was a tax payer again before making enquiries about a new Medicare card.
Seems that they have now changed the rules and eligibility is not based on being a taxpayer anymore it is based on being a living in Australia resident.
I suppose they make the assumption that if you are a live in resident then you are automatically a tax payer, but who knows?
Anyway for me to get a new card I need to show evidence of actually living in Australia i.e. a property deed or a rental agreementin my name, Aussie bank account/s in my name and there were a few other optional documentation that could be provided.
All this was to be done through your "MyGov" account. That account and a bank account were the only things I did have, so no card was the result.
So until I actually move back there permanently (if ever) then I am not covered by Medicare. I also believe people would need to be careful if I did have a current card and were out of the country for an extended period as Immigration could inform them and your card cancelled.
So in the end I just have to take it up the butt and grin about, the c**ts.
I was non resident when I landed on the 1st, My car licence and Aus bank account both being at the same address along with birth certificate and passport was enough to for centrelink and I was on their doorstep 9am on the 2nd... with all that in hand I then went to medicare (luckily same building as centrelink) and they confirm I was eligible but easiest to phone them... I called them when I got home.
I did have a my gov account as I set that up when at centrelink.
All in all it was very straight forward to get my medicare card and onto the dole.... had to wait 4 weeks before 1st payment though.
I was non resident when I landed on the 1st, My car licence and Aus bank account both being at the same address along with birth certificate and passport was enough to for centrelink and I was on their doorstep 9am on the 2nd... with all that in hand I then went to medicare (luckily same building as centrelink) and they confirm I was eligible but easiest to phone them... I called them when I got home.
I did have a my gov account as I set that up when at centrelink.
All in all it was very straight forward to get my medicare card and onto the dole.... had to wait 4 weeks before 1st payment though.
Anyone that struggles with this obviously does not know how to answer the questions in a manner that satisfies them.
From a UK pov because I have no ties to the UK (no bank acct, expiring driving licence, haven't paid tax, contributions etc for 10+ years.) That I wouldn't receive free NHS treatment.
Fondles
I'm hearing ya. I never officially made any application. In Perth I seen Medicare office which at the time I didn't realise was also the ATO and My Gov office all in one so I went in and asked the "helper" that was at the entrance she told me all the information above and gave me the pamphlets with all the bullshit in them.
I thought at the time if I was going to be in Perth for longer I think I could put together enough stuff to get me through the maze but as I was only there for a short time I just let in go.
If I go back for a longer stay and now armed with what I learned then and what you have said here I am sure I would eventually get a card.
I won't be going anywhere near Centrelink at this stage (I will if I ever move back permanently to get a AOP) but thanks for the additional information.
I fly home to the UK riddled with cancer and get a taxi from the airport to the nearest hospital. I walk into the reception and say ''help me im fucked'' what would their reaction be? Would i get treated for free even although i dont have UK residency?
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