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Health care in Sweden
The Swedish health care system is financed by governmental social
insurance that provides all citizens with subsidized health care. There
are both public and private providers of health care. If you have obtained
a Swedish personal identity number, you are entitled to health care at the
standard patient fee, with some exceptions depending on tax payer status.
Dental care is not fully subsidized and therefore relatively expensive in
Sweden.
GENERAL MEDICAL CARE
Medical care is handled mainly through local, primary
health care centers (vårdcentral). At a primary health-care
center you can receive treatment for medical problems
and illnesses that are non-urgent and not life-threatening. This is where most people go to see a general practitioner, who can then refer the patient to a specialist if
necessary.
EMERGENCIES
For urgent but not life-threatening medical conditions
you should turn to a local emergency unit (närakut). If
you have a sudden and serious accident or illness go to
an emergency ward (akutmottagning) at a hospital.
Call the public service emergency number, 112, for ambulance assistance. You can dial the number without
cost from a mobile phone, land-line or public payphone.
COST
The cost of visiting a primary care physician is around
SEK 200 and for visiting a hospital emergency room
or to see a specialist doctor around SEK 350. The fees
are subsidized by the Swedish government and the full
price is higher (starting from SEK 1775). If you do not
have a Swedish personal identity number or the European Health Insurance Card, you will have to pay the
full price for medical care.
MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR NORDIC,
EU/EEA AND SWISS CITIZENS
If you are a citizen of any of the Nordic, EU/EEA
countries or Switzerland, you have access to essential
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health care if you register beforehand at a social insurance office in your home country and obtain a European Health Insurance card.
If you are not registered with the social insurance office in your home country, you need to arrange your
own insurance coverage. This must be done in your
home country since no private insurance companies
will insure a person without a Swedish personal identity
number. As indicated, medical treatment is expensive
without some form of health insurance.
On the other hand, if the local tax office has entered
you in its population register, you are entitled to all
health-care coverage and pay the Swedish patient fee.
You can consult the specific rules applicable to you at
this link Försäkringskassan.
MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR NON-EU/EEA
CITIZENS: STAYS OF ONE YEAR OR MORE
As a student in a program longer than one year, you are
entitled to the same health benefits as Swedes. However, you must first register at the tax office and obtain a
personal identity number as soon as you arrive.
The application procedure can take some time, but you
will be fully covered if you need medical treatment during the time it takes to process your application. While
you are waiting for your personnummer, you will need to
show that you have applied for it and for civil registration if you seek medical attention.
Please note that this medical insurance does not cover
your journey to Sweden or the time you spend in the
country prior to applying for civil registration. Thus,
to be fully covered for that period, you will need some
form of travel insurance.
