Search Results for: Seeking treatment abroad
Moving to Finland as an employee or self-employed person
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Kela and Choosehealthcare.fi to exhibit at Matka Travel Fair (19 -22 January 2017)
18.1.2017
…care and how to get reimbursements for the cost of treatment obtained abroad, Marika Lahtivirta says. Medical treatment abroad Persons who are travelling in another EU or EEA country or…
Patient ombudsperson and Parliamentary Ombudsman
…the need for treatment within a specific time Right to emergency treatment Treatment plan Treatment practices Follow-up treatment Patient rights Language rights Status of an underage patient If the patient…
What do the statistics of 2018 tell about cross-border health care?
3.7.2019
…for reimbursement for treatment abroad up to six months after the treatment. In addition, there may be a queue in the processing of the applications. Also, the reimbursement requests for…
Medicines and medical prescriptions
…Finland to treatment abroad Treatment costs and reimbursements State reimbursement for public health care Medicines and medical prescriptions Reference networks for rare diseases Travel and transport For purchasing medication abroad,…
Health and Social Services Reform and Act on Cross-Border Health Care
18.5.2017
…abroad. Cross-border health care also includes the determination of the right to treatment, processing of prior authorisations for seeking treatment, payment of state reimbursements and the management of invoicing between…
Persons without a municipality of residence have the right to use health care services by paying the client fee
2.6.2017
…entitlement to treatment, says Planner Sanna Kuorikoski of Kela’s Centre for International Affairs. The European Health Insurance Card is the most common way of proving entitlement to treatment and receiving…
If you contract COVID-19 in Finland, the cost of treatment may vary
21.9.2020
…living abroad can get treatment by presenting a European Health Insurance Card for pensioners issued by Kela. Persons from the Nordic countries do not necessarily need a European Health Insurance…
Medicinal treatment in Finland
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Treatment practices
…treatment within a specific time Right to emergency treatment Treatment plan Treatment practices Follow-up treatment Patient rights Language rights Status of an underage patient If the patient cannot decide on…