Originally Posted by
F.O.D
I have just checked, and it was the BMA that listed 2013/14 NHS payments to Europe for Expat treatment at £674 million while our receipts from Europe under reciprocal arrangements was a mere £49 million. So although one may be overseas, the UK taxpayer is still picking up the tab.
There is a reason for that.
Many ex pat Brits are "elderly". They are a greater drain on health care services than those EU citizens who come to Britain not to retire, but to work and/or study.