{"id":270,"date":"2016-01-04T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2019-09-26T08:57:50","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T07:57:50","slug":"health-service-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/en\/service-de-sante-au-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH SERVICE IN PORTUGAL FOR EXPATRIATES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"270\" class=\"elementor elementor-270\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1421e056 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1421e056\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c0fd6fa\" data-id=\"5c0fd6fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3557b62f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3557b62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health service in Portugal <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679a96ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"679a96ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b43b980\" data-id=\"1b43b980\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f636ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f636ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-409b5bbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"409b5bbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e800cc5\" data-id=\"3e800cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13db056f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13db056f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health in Portugal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184b99d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"184b99d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health services in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/portobeautiful.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Portugal (opens in a new tab)\">Portugal<\/a>The National Health Service provides social security services. In addition to the public service, there are of course private health institutions.<\/p>\n<p>In Portugal, modern care units are present in all hospital departments. Geographically distributed throughout the country, of course the main international insurance companies are affiliated with the care services.<\/p>\n<p>In order to welcome foreign patients as well as possible. The care services have set up bilingual (English - Portuguese) reception and accompaniment services to facilitate exchanges. \u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Who to contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you need to use the National Health Service. You can get medical assistance at the health center where you are located. In serious cases, you can use the emergency services of hospitals. In case of an accident or emergency, call the Emergency Number\u00a0<strong>European 112<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There is also an information line that can answer your questions about health - Health Line 24: 808 24 24 24<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ce3b61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"65ce3b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3085a20a\" data-id=\"3085a20a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c2885b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26c2885b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/service-de-sante-portugal.jpg?fit=1024%2C542&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5981\" alt=\"health service in Portugal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/service-de-sante-portugal.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/service-de-sante-portugal.jpg?resize=275%2C146&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/service-de-sante-portugal.jpg?resize=650%2C344&amp;ssl=1 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/service-de-sante-portugal.jpg?resize=1024%2C542&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4431687d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4431687d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-630910d0\" data-id=\"630910d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52efe2f5\" data-id=\"52efe2f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918ce73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"918ce73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health insurance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d1f56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3d1f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: &quot;PT Sans&quot;, sans-serif;\">Good to know:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: &quot;PT Sans&quot;, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;If you are retired, you can transfer your health coverage.<\/span><br><\/h3>\n<p>If you do not receive a pension or income in your new country of residence, there are two possible situations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your pension comes from another EU country: you are then covered by the health insurance system of that country;<\/li>\n<li>you receive a pension from several EU countries. You are then covered by the health insurance system of the country where you were insured the longest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you fall into one of these two categories. You will need to obtain a certificate of entitlement to health benefits.<\/p>\n<p>You and your family members are only entitled to full medical coverage in your country of residence. Some countries also offer full medical coverage in their territory to retirees living abroad. But they are affiliated to their social security system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-786cf039 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"786cf039\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-395e1a83\" data-id=\"395e1a83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4e3927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3b4e3927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">If you need more information, please contact our team <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-708382a0\" data-id=\"708382a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d634ab6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d634ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/vivreauportugalconsulting.com\/en\/contact-vivreau-portugal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20882a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20882a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d6eb56\" data-id=\"22d6eb56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49202100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49202100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health service in Portugal Health in Portugal The health service in Portugal, the National Health Service, provides social security services. In addition to the public service, there are of course private health establishments. In Portugal, modern care units are present in all hospital departments. 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