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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    Yes-ish and no. No, you won’t be insured by the european health insurances as a traveller. Yes, you could come over, get treated and maybe pay less than in the US.

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        Well, you know, Europe can’t just take every refugee from an underdeveloped country that just wants to migrate for economic reasons. There needs to be some border control for these people, otherwise it won’t be sustainable.

        Nah, I’m kidding, it’s all racism, if you’re an American it’s probably fine.

        Well, I’m kinda kidding there, too, it’s still a ton of work and paperwork to get a proper visa that allows work and permanent residency, but it IS much, much easier if you’re a relatively affluent American.