Healthcare
Portugal regulates payment for non-resident foreigners access to public health services
The Assembly of the Republic approved proposals on 16 October requiring non-resident foreign citizens to provide proof of address or health insurance when using the National Health Service. The rules aim to curb health tourism and improve debt collection, while explicitly safeguarding the rights of legal resident immigrants and maintaining non-resident access to emergency care.
Why it matters
If you are a legal resident immigrant, your rights are safeguarded under the new rules, but non-resident visitors will now face stricter requirements to prove insurance or pay for non-emergency public healthcare.The Portugal NewsRead original ↗
