European Health Insurance Card app review: a handy referral guide

Introduction

If you've got the European Health Insurance Card then it's wise to understand what it covers, how to use it, and all of its benefits. All of this and more is explained in the European Health Insurance Card app that is available in 24 languages and can be used your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone. This app acts as a referral guide as to how to use the card so you aren’t stuck on hold with a customer service representative. Instead you can use this app any time you like to answer a number of questions or to help you with a variety of services.

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Health Insurance Made Easy

The whole purpose of this app is to make life easy for those who use the European Health Insurance Card throughout the EU countries, which totals 27. Use this card to access information on your plan, contact information and phone numbers, what you should do if you lose the card, and of course assistance with filing a claim.

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The latest update of this app has now improved its overall performance and updated the content in the app giving customers more of what they want and need. This is one of those apps you think you won't need until the time pops up that you actually do need it and you'll wonder what you did without it. It just streamlines so much of the process for you and makes health insurance very simple.

 

Using the App

There are a few things that the developer includes as notes on its description page which are important to pass along. While this provides you with Health Insurance it in no way replaces travel insurance. Travel insurance is something different all together and if you plan on going on a trip it's best to speak to a travel insurance provider/specialist. The app is not able to actually make a card for you; instead, the card is sent out by your national health insurance.

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The first time you open the app it will download data, 9MB to be exact. I did the download over a WiFi connection and found the process smooth and very fast. It was the initialization stage after the download that took forever to complete. You’ll want to do all these steps in advance of actually needing the app as you don’t want to be in a hurry when you launch it the first time.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Use this app to discover information about your plan, learn how to make a claim, and find emergency contact information/numbers
• The information is very easy to use and navigate
• All information is brief so you will be able to rely on this when you’re in a hurry

 

Cons

• Initializing the data the first time you use the app is extremely slow

 

Final Words

The European Health Insurance Card app is clearly meant for a specific target audience. With that said, the app, which can be used on your iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone, acts as a wonderful guide answering all your questions even while you are on the go.