In a strongly worded report on the effect of Brexit on health and social care, the committee said the challenges created by losing reciprocal health arrangements should not be underestimated. Europe could allow a united Ireland to join EU after Brexit Read moreBritish travellers can currently use the European health insurance card (Ehic), which guarantees access to healthcare free or at a reduced cost in Europe. The report also noted that hundreds of thousands of expats living abroad could lose reciprocal healthcare rights, leaving some facing hardship. McKee, a professor of European public health, said many Britons in Spain have properties that are now worth little. What happens at midnight on Brexit D day to the person in hospital in another EU member state who has been in a car accident?”

Source: The Guardian April 28, 2017 10:11 UTC