A place in the sun? Healthcare rights of retired UK citizens in Spain post-Brexit.
A place in the sun? Healthcare rights of retired UK citizens in Spain post-Brexit.
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DOI：
10.1017/s1744133117000147
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2017
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Cayon-De Las Cuevas J
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Cayon-De Las Cuevas J
目前至少有 10 万退休英国公民居住在西班牙。根据欧盟法律，他们有权以最低的管理难度使用西班牙国家医疗服务体系（NHS）。在“无协议脱欧”下，他们的法律地位如何？这是西班牙法律的问题。最坏的情况是，他们将不得不根据适用于非欧盟/欧洲经济区公民的西班牙立法重新申请居留许可，并带来所有行政不便和费用。如果他们成功重新申请，如果他们选择留在西班牙，他们的个人医疗费用将比目前高得多。出现了非常明显的容量规划问题。西班牙系统可能需要为重大的行政工作做好准备。鉴于“无协议脱欧”的明显可能性，英国国民医疗服务体系应准备好欢迎大量养老金领取者回国。
At least 100,000 retired UK citizens currently live in Spain. Under EU law, they are entitled to access the Spanish National Health Service (NHS) with minimum administrative difficulty. What will their legal position be under a ‘no-deal Brexit’? This is a question of Spanish law. The worst case scenario is that they will have to reapply for their residence permits under the Spanish legislation applicable to non-EU/European Economic Area citizens, with all the administrative inconvenience and cost entailed. If they successfully reapply, their personal health care costs will be considerably higher than at present, should they choose to remain in Spain. Very obvious questions of capacity planning arise. The Spanish system will potentially need to gear up for a significant administrative effort. Given the distinct possibility of a ‘no-deal Brexit’, the UK NHS should prepare to welcome significant numbers of pensioners home.