Alistair Burt condemns abuse of system after reports that health insurance card was issued to Hungarian woman who was in Britain for less than a day
A loophole is allowing people who have never paid tax in Britain to bill the NHS for healthcare in their own countries, an investigation has found.
Foreign nationals who claim they are living in the UK are obtaining free European health insurance cards (Ehic) to charge the UK for treatment in their home countries, the Daily Mail said.
As a result of this investigation the health department will urgently carry out more work to include Ehic applications
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