House of Lords written question – answered am ar 30 Ebrill 2009.
Lord Laird
Crossbench
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries provide annual payments to fund health treatment of those in the United Kingdom who previously worked in that country; under what arrangements; and how the amounts paid are calculated.
Lord Darzi of Denham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Health, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health)
Under European Union Regulations (1408/71), European Economic Area (EEA) member states reimburse each other for the cost of providing healthcare to each other's tourists, workers, pensioners and the dependants of both groups. Under these regulations, payments are made on either an actual or average cost basis, depending on the category of the individual. The following table shows the breakdown of claims by the United Kingdom against each member state in 2007-08.
There are no similar arrangements with regard to non-EEA countries.
| EEA Medical Costs: Claims by UK Against EEA Member States 2007-08 | |||
| Country | Actual Costs Claims | Lump Sum Claims | Total |
| Austria | £486,000 | £224,000 | £710,000 |
| Belgium | £2,528,000 | £392,000 | £2,920,000 |
| Bulgaria | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cyprus | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Czech Republic | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Denmark (Waiver) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Estonia (Waiver) (2) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Finland (3) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| France | £5,306,000 | £281,000 | £5,586,000 |
| Germany | £16,000 | £1,261,000 | £1,277,000 |
| Greece | £78,000 | £12,000 | £90,000 |
| Hungary (Waiver) (3) | £11,000 | £0 | £11,000 |
| Iceland | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Ireland | £9,413,000 | £12,211,000 | £21,624,000 |
| Italy | £1,203,000 | £4,091,000 | £5,294,000 |
| Latvia | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Liechtenstein | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Lithuania | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Luxembourg (4) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Malta (Waiver) (3) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Netherlands | £1,251,000 | £1,554,000 | £2,805,000 |
| Norway (Waiver) (3) | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Poland | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Portugal | £43,000 | £10,000 | £54,000 |
| Romania | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Slovakia | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Slovenia | £236,000 | £0 | £236,000 |
| Spain | £4,061,000 | £55,000 | £4,116,000 |
| Sweden | £899,000 | £260,000 | £1,159,000 |
| Switzerland | £0 | £67,000 | £67,000 |
| £25,500,000 | £20,400,000 | £45,900,000 | |
Notes
(1) Source: 2007-08 Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) exercise. Totals are based on estimates of the costs of European Economic Area (EEA) healthcare claims made annually for the purposes of provisions made in the Department of Health accounts in accordance with Treasury resource accounting rules.
(2) excepting Article 22.1c (patient referral) & Article 55.1c (industrial injury) claims.
(3) excepting Article 22.1 c (patient referral) claims.
(4) Previously waiver, regulations apply from
(5) Totals for individual countries are rounded to nearest £1,000.
(6) Sub totals may not add up to rounded overall totals due to rounding
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