Discount up to -16% on car insurance! Catch this great offer until 15.10.2025. 👉 Buy online quickly and without overpayments.

ATTENTION! At 00:00 the MTIBU database will be updated. Please start concluding the contract after 00:00

< Return to list

Medical insurance to Europe

Medical insurance to Europe
author
Author:
Eva Antonova

04.11.2019

1755

This article will be useful for those who are choosing insurance for the first time before traveling to Europe. We answer a number of popular questions about a medical policy and tell you how to choose one. Let's start with the questions that most often arise before finding your first insurance policy:

Frequently Asked Questions

Is medical insurance mandatory in Schengen? Will you be allowed into Europe without it? 

We answer right away - they will be allowed. Life and health insurance is the responsibility and concern of the traveler personally. They may ask about the availability of insurance, but with a probability of 99 % no one will clarify this point. After all, if an insured event occurs and there is no insurance, then you will have to pay. So without this document you will be allowed to enter Europe, but for your personal safety it is better to spend a few hundred hryvnias and still buy a policy.

What is the price of the policy? 

It all depends on the type of policy, validity period, and countries of validity. Prices start from 50 hryvnias and go up to several thousand hryvnias. In your case, if you need medical insurance in European countries for 1 year, then a good policy will cost approximately 500 to 900 hryvnias.

 

How not to fall for scammers? Can I buy an electronic document?

The chances of falling for scammers on the Internet are no more than in real life when buying a paper policy. Just read reviews about the company before buying and check the details.

Do you need to print an electronic policy?

No, it is not necessary. You can just keep it on your phone during your trip. Also, you need to read the contract when you buy the policy, learn what it covers and what it does not. We will talk about this in more detail later.

What is included in medical insurance

Medical insurance covers the costs of treatment in another country, if necessary, during an accident. Then you will be covered for the costs of:

  • First aid, a doctor's visit or an urgent trip to the hospital.
  • Urgent dental care — during an accident, not prevention.
  • Payment for plaster casts, stitches, bandages. Consultation and examination by doctors, prescribed medications, other procedures.
  • Consultation by a company representative by phone.
  • Some insurances also include the services of a lawyer, the arrival of relatives to the country if necessary due to an injury, early return home.

 

But, there is a limit to all this: 30 thousand euros. It can be increased to 50 thousand euros if desired, but before purchasing the document (after that, there is no such option).

What the medical policy does not cover

There are also cases when the insurance company may refuse to reimburse the costs of treatment. This can happen when:

  • The client was injured through his own fault. How can this happen? For example, he fought with someone, and law enforcement agencies established that the client himself was the initiator of the fight. If a person intentionally harmed himself. Also, insurers refuse to reimburse those who were injured while drunk or under the influence of drugs. They argue that the person himself is to blame for the injuries received in such a state, which means that he must cover the costs himself.
  • If the service was not an emergency, but simply at his own request. For example, there was no accident, and the client simply wanted to go to a doctor's appointment to check his health. In Europe, this service is not cheap, it will cost from 100 euros and above. If its necessity is not proven, then the client must pay for the consultation.
  • The same applies to procedures that were paid for during the accident, but did not affect him and were not approved by insurers. For example, in an accident, the client damaged a tooth. And during an urgent visit to the dentist, he also put a filling in another tooth. However, you will have to show the hospital's extracts from the insured event, the insurance company will see this and the client will have to pay for the filling yourself.
  • What to do so that you do not have to pay? Always first consult with a representative of the insurance company by phone or e-mail. Only when you hear confirmation that everything is going according to plan and agree on further actions, you can pay for some services in the hospital. If you are traveling with your whole family, tell everyone about these nuances so that they know about their responsibility and understand the consequences.

 

How to choose and buy a document

The easiest way to choose and buy a document is online. You don't even need to go to all the websites of popular companies. You can use one website, an insurance service, which collects information about all popular types of insurance.

The insurance service has a calculator where you can immediately calculate the cost of the document. To do this, you need to enter data about your trip: number of people and age, duration of the trip, country or countries. You will be offered a list of companies to choose from: with different prices and customer reviews.

We recommend selecting only those companies that have the highest reviews. And from them, choose the most affordable document. Then you will be sure that you have purchased not just a piece of paper, but a quality service.

Share:

News companies

Electronic Europrotocol in the OSCPV and how to use it

Electronic Europrotocol in the OSCPV and how to use it

How and from what OSCPV protects

How and from what OSCPV protects

Most popular articles

Changes in auto insurance from January 1, 2025 in Ukraine: everything you need to know

Changes in auto insurance from January 1, 2025 in Ukraine: everything you need to know

Top insurance market trends for 2023 | Parasol.ua Blog

Top insurance market trends for 2023 | Parasol.ua Blog

Features of insurance during martial law | Parasol.ua Blog

Features of insurance during martial law | Parasol.ua Blog

Where to insure a car against shelling and missiles during war | Parasol.ua Blog

Where to insure a car against shelling and missiles during war | Parasol.ua Blog

Electric vehicle insurance during war: design features | Parasol.ua Blog

Electric vehicle insurance during war: design features | Parasol.ua Blog

Differences between a national and an international driver's license

Differences between a national and an international driver's license

How to properly communicate with police officers when stopping a car | Parasol.ua Blog

How to properly communicate with police officers when stopping a car | Parasol.ua Blog

ChatGPT in Ukraine: what it can do and how to use it

ChatGPT in Ukraine: what it can do and how to use it

Price for a Green Card for traveling abroad in 2023

Price for a Green Card for traveling abroad in 2023

How to buy a Green Card while abroad

How to buy a Green Card while abroad

Travel insurance for refugees | Parasol.ua Blog

Travel insurance for refugees | Parasol.ua Blog

Which car to choose in 2023?

Which car to choose in 2023?

Insurance for a trip to China

Insurance for a trip to China

Travel insurance in Thailand

Travel insurance in Thailand

What is the difference between a Civil ID and a Green Card?

What is the difference between a Civil ID and a Green Card?

How to increase your car insurance reimbursement limit

How to increase your car insurance reimbursement limit

How to insure yourself as much as possible when traveling abroad

How to insure yourself as much as possible when traveling abroad

What does the cost of OSCPV depend on?

What does the cost of OSCPV depend on?

What is the minimum and maximum period for which a car can be insured under a Green Card?

What is the minimum and maximum period for which a car can be insured under a Green Card?

Continuation of the OSCPV policy

Continuation of the OSCPV policy

How to buy travel insurance at the airport

How to buy travel insurance at the airport

Which countries are included in the Green Card system?

Which countries are included in the Green Card system?

What does and does not travel insurance cover?

What does and does not travel insurance cover?

How to return, terminate a CPPV policy

How to return, terminate a CPPV policy

What to do in case of a traffic accident abroad

What to do in case of a traffic accident abroad

"ARX" is the new name of the leader

"ARX" is the new name of the leader

Unusual insurance cases of Ukrainians on vacation

Unusual insurance cases of Ukrainians on vacation

Franchise in OSCPV and what it affects

Franchise in OSCPV and what it affects

I bought a Green Card policy and my trip was canceled. Can I get a refund?

I bought a Green Card policy and my trip was canceled. Can I get a refund?

Can I buy a travel policy while abroad?

Can I buy a travel policy while abroad?

What is the difference between cheap and expensive Auto Insurance?

What is the difference between cheap and expensive Auto Insurance?

For which vehicles do you need to apply for a Green Card policy?

For which vehicles do you need to apply for a Green Card policy?

What should a tourist do during an insured event?

What should a tourist do during an insured event?

What is the difference between a paper OSCPV policy and an electronic one?

What is the difference between a paper OSCPV policy and an electronic one?

Is it possible to drive abroad without insurance?

Is it possible to drive abroad without insurance?

Who needs travel insurance and why?

Who needs travel insurance and why?

Buying a Civilian Car Online

Buying a Civilian Car Online

Green card under martial law

Green card under martial law

Differences between national and international driver's licenses

Differences between national and international driver's licenses