Bulgaria

…Seeking treatment abroad without a prior authorisation Seeking treatment abroad with a prior authorisation pursuant to the EU Regulation Moving abroad Moving abroad for study or research Moving abroad as…

Legislative proposal may change model for reimbursing cost of seeking treatment abroad

23.9.2022

…treatment abroad independently receive for their treatment. Listen The amendments to the Act on Cross-Border Health Care will not enter into force on 1 January 2023 as the processing is…

Kela: Now possible to get higher reimbursement for medical treatment abroad

2.5.2023

…ask Kela to give them advance information on whether Kela will provide reimbursement for their treatment abroad and to what amount. This is called an advance notice. If the treatment…

Visibility and attention for the Contact Point in 2018 โ€“ whatโ€™s to come in 2019?

9.1.2019

…in Hämeenlinna in May. In September, we gave advice to customers planning to move abroad at Kela’s international summer event at the Iso Omena Service Centre, and in October we…

Reference networks for rare diseases

for rare diseases, which operate all around Europe. The centralisation of experts and information may prove very useful when a patient and their doctor need assistance to make a diagnosis…

I want to go abroad for treatment

…prior authorisation Seeking treatment abroad with a prior authorisation pursuant to the EU Regulation Moving abroad Moving abroad for study or research Moving abroad as an employee or self-employed person…

Kela: Changes to reimbursement of costs for treatment abroad

14.2.2023

forward, customers can ask Kela to give them advance information on whether Kela will provide reimbursement for their treatment abroad and to what amount. If the treatment abroad corresponds with…

Student medical care abroad

…of move to the Digital and population data services agency too. It is also a good idea to file a travel notification of the residence abroad with the Ministry for

Proving your right to treatment in Finland

…issued by Kela’s Centre for International Affairs. Prior authorisation A prior authorisation under Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 is a payment commitment on the basis of which the country responsible for

Kela: Agreement between Finland and Estonia on population data exchange may affect entitlement to medical care in Finland

29.8.2024

…from Kela, if necessary. Listen Finland and Estonia have signed a new agreement on population registration and electronic exchange of population data. With the new agreement, a person cannot be…