Travel Insurance tends to be cost-driven rather than particularly comprehensive and is often sold as a package with a trip. This type of travel insurance will often not cover pre-existing illnesses and will exclude them from the policy. However, you should have no problem getting cover with the exclusion at the same price as anyone else. You can find insurance companies that provide annual travel insurance for people with hepatitis C but there will be an excess (often hefty) for hepatitis C-related illness.
You would be ill advised to undergo foreign travel without adequate travel insurance. The EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) has replaced the old E111. The EHIC entitles you to reduced-cost, sometimes free, medical treatment that becomes necessary while youre in a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland. The EEA consists of the European Union (EU) countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Switzerland applies the EHIC arrangements through an agreement with the EU.
You can apply for a (EHIC) online, by phone or by post.
* The quickest and easiest way to apply is online. Your card will be delivered within seven days - click here to go to the website
* To apply by post, pick up the EHIC form and pre-addressed envelope from the Post Office. Your card will be delivered within 21 days.
* To apply by phone, call 0845 606 2030 and have your name and date of birth, NHS or national insurance (NI) number. When your application is completed, your card will be delivered within 10 days. Additional insurance for travel is recommended, even when travelling within the EEC. Certainly travel to countries outside the EEC should be adequately covered by travel insurance.
