Cayon-De las Cuevas, J. and Hervey, T. (2017) A place in the sun? Healthcare rights of retired UK citizens in Spain post-Brexit. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 12 (3). pp. 297-307. ISSN 1744-1331
Abstract
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Cambridge University Press 2017 . This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Health Economics, Policy and Law. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Law (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2017 09:39 |
Last Modified: | 14 May 2020 12:53 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133117000147 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1744133117000147 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:118353 |
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