F.O.D.
More or less right. In the EU the U.K. pays an agreed sum per annum to the country that the pensioners live in. In the same way the EU countries with pensioners here pay the U.K. Goverment. I guess this might change soon. For the rest of the world as far as I know no money changes hands, but if one was to come "home" for treatment one would be asked to pay.
Re your second post with sums quoted, I think you'll find that they cover EHIC cards, which are are mainly not asked for in U.K. hospitals.
Plus the fact that there's not many EU pensioners in U.K. Might have something to do with the weather.
Last edited by Sevarg; 8th Jan 2018 at 21:41.
Reason: Re your second added