gill556

this has come from neighbourhood watch


To all,
Where British subjects in the Valencian Community are in possession of the Valencian Health Card by virtue of the agreement made whereby persons who had not reached pensionable age and were not contributing to the Valencian system were eligible to receive health care, an expiry date for this care would be the 15th January, 2009. It is understood that this date has been extended indefinitely.

Mitzyboy

Where is this understood from Gill
I thought there was going to be a contributary system bought in for such people

gill556

This is a copy of an e-mail received via the neighbourhood watch

Mitzyboy

Oh OK thanks, maybe we need to find out where it originates from Gill if thats possible, as its contrary to what we understood

valenciatim

The latest on this is available here;

http://ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/help-...care-valencia/

gill556

It doesn't look like their website has been updated yet, I would be surprised if the neighbourhood watch would go to the trouble of sending us an e-mail asking us to inform people if they were not sure of their facts. I could of course be wrong

Mitzyboy

Thanks for that

jdr

I posted that link before, a couple of weeks ago and it was then from the horses mouth so to speak unless it has changed since then.

valenciatim

LOL, but people still don't use the search option!!

Margaret Hill

Hi was very interested in your message as we live in the Valencian region would be grateful if you could send me a copy of the report as we do not have any health cover and are under pensionalbe age. We have lived the Valencian region for 5 years and our ages are 51 and 53 are we eligable for any cover its a worry. Any info would be grateful. I did have a temp SIP card for 6 months when I first arrived and when I went back to to renew the assistant told me I was equal a Bulgrian!! since then not bothered.

Mitzyboy

You are not entitled to any health care normally in your situation after your temp sip has expired. Also, you are not entitled to it in the UK as you no longer reside there.

But the Valencian authorities are introducing a contributory system, which is what is being awaited.

Private health cover for a couple in your age group as an approximation will be between €1100 & €1400 a year with someone like Sanitas

Margaret Hill

Hi Mitzyboy

Many thanks for your quick reply. Will contact Sanitas any other infor will be gratefully received with regard to the contributory system.

intheknow

You're not wrong. This is the latest news but the website hasn't been updated yet.

By indefinitely, it means until the Valencians manage to get the new monthly quota system in place. How long this will take them is anyone's guess.