I remembered this old meme the other day and it got me thinking; can you actually travel to Europe as a US citizen exclusively to take advantage of the more affordable healthcare?

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[–] 15 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

Yes. Europeans themselves also travel to other European countries for cheaper healthcare. To the point where there is an actual medical tourism industry.

For example, there's a town of 35k people in Hungary that has over 300 dental clinics, because it's close to the Austrian border and is about half the cost or less.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    i think that's because european countries hawe health insurance treaties. when going to the south of europe a few years ago i was recommended to get an official state medical insurance card to show that i was insured through another european system, otherwise i may have to pay full price.

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