Destinations

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Hungary’s non-submission confirmed from the Commission’s own list of returns Medical Tourism in Hungary Verified against primary record Data reported to the Commission (2023) None; Hungary did not submit a completed questionnaire[1] How Hungary appears instead Only as a country of treatment in other states’ flow tables[1] National … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Polish rows read directly, including a grant rate above 100 per cent Medical Tourism in Poland Verified against primary record Prior authorisation requests (2023) 1 received, 0 authorised, 1 refused[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 12,049 received, 12,431 granted, 948 refused[1] Average authorisation processing time 30 days, equal to Poland’s … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Destination ranking and named flows read from the Commission’s own analysis Medical Tourism in Czechia Verified against primary record Most frequent country of treatment, authorised care (2023) Czechia, with 580 cases[1] Busiest authorisation flow into Czechia From Slovakia[1] Busiest reimbursement flows into Czechia From Slovakia and from Poland[1] … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Swiss federal sources read; Switzerland sits outside the EU Directive entirely Medical Tourism in Switzerland Verified against primary record Position under EU law Not a member state; Directive 2011/24/EU does not bind Switzerland[5] Formal EU health cooperation A health agreement is targeted, not concluded, as at May 2026[2] … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Austria’s own contact point read; it confirms the Commission’s note that no records are kept Medical Tourism in Austria Verified against primary record Data reported to the Commission (2023) None; Austria keeps no separate records[1] Implementing law EU-Patientenmobilitatsgesetz[2] National contact point Gesundheit Osterreich GmbH, Vienna[2] Prior authorisation, Directive … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Portuguese statute read; its annual reporting duty checked against the Commission’s non-submission note Medical Tourism in Portugal Verified against primary record Governing instrument Lei number 52/2014 of 25 August 2014[3] Data reported to the Commission (2023) None; Portugal did not submit the questionnaire[1] Statutory monitoring duty Annual implementation … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Italian implementing decree read, including the waiting-time ground for authorisation Medical Tourism in Italy Verified against primary record Governing instrument Decreto Legislativo 4 March 2014 number 38[2] Prior authorisation requests (2023) 161 received, 123 authorised, 38 refused[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 265 received, 236 granted, 29 refused[1] Amount reimbursed, … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Spanish transposing decree read alongside the Commission’s own country rows Medical Tourism in Spain Verified against primary record Governing instrument Real Decreto 81/2014 of 7 February 2014[3] Prior authorisation requests (2023) 10 received, 9 authorised, 1 refused[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 10 received, 9 granted, 2 refused[1] Amount reimbursed, … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 4 sources| Charging regulations and the audit office report both opened and read directly Medical Tourism in the United Kingdom Verified against primary record Statutory definition of overseas visitor A person not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom[1] Charge rate 150 per cent of the price of the service[1] Payment … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 4 sources| Two official trade series compared and found not comparable; both reported Medical Tourism in the United States Verified against primary record Health-related travel exports (2019) USD 1.2 billion, 0.5 per cent of total travel exports[1] Health-related travel exports (2022) USD 0.5 billion, 0.3 per cent of total travel … Read more