Health care costs abroad to be refunded

Within the EU, Polish citizens will be able to receive health care cost refunds. The Sejm passed an amendment to the public health care law that would give Poles a refund on health care services in other European countries, based on prices for similar procedures in Poland. After the approval of the amendment by the Senate, the legislation is due to take effect in 14 days after it is signed into law. In the Sejm's vote, the support was nearly unanimous. There were 433 members of parliament voting for the measure, none voting against it and four withholding a vote, according to an IAR release. The law is part of an effort to abide to an EU directive on transborderl health care services.