Briton with cancer living in Italy unable to get care he is entitled to after Brexit

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1. Well then clearly he’s not “entitled” to it 

2. Poor fella. Having Cancer is challenging enough, but then on top of that some red tape BS means your chances of living are even more reduced, terrible situation and the Italian and British authorities need to resolve asap.

3. So, would I also get free health care in the Uk as a EU citizen?

4. For fuck’s sake, just give people the medical care they need. If they walk into your clinic and they need treatment, treat them. Taking away someone’s life over €2,000 because they don’t have the right papers is idiotic, and exactly the opposite of what a government exists to do.

   Like yeah, Brexit was stupid. Yeah, leaving the EU has consequences. Yeah, Britons can’t expect all the bells and whistles of being in the EU while refusing to contribute. But cancer treatment? Maybe just treat the guy and hash that out afterwards.

5. “Brexit is the cause of this. Brexit is an absolute disaster, an act of self-harm of the worst kind for absolutely nothing. I don’t know why anyone voted for it,” said Beresford,”   

   Except it isn’t.  Italian local officials not sticking to the agreement is the cause.  The WTA is an EU agreement.  If Italy can break one EU agreement they can break all of them.

6. He can get back to the UK and have treatment there. Ask some of those 160m/week for NHS Boris promised.

7. Wow, besides the awful situation he is in. 10k/year ain’t much even for Italy

8. He should have applied for residency, but at the end of the day he’s just a poor fella going through a shitty situation. I wish both governments did something to help him out.

9. Poor man, being hostage of his own people’s stupid decision. Oh well …

10. Wtf it’s wrong with people

    Fking click on the article and read the first sentence at least. I don’t like Brexit either but do you have to be so fking stupid?

    And I am not surprised local authorities don’t know what applies based on the withdrawal agreement for the same reason you have to “fight” to get your rights arising from the European Health Insurance Card too because the local authorities/healthcare workers don’t know how it works(outside of emergencies).

    Good job, keep shitting on someone suffering just because you want to shit on brexit

11. From the article I see he only moved to Italy in 2019 to retire there. He did not pay contributions to Italy, he did not work there. On what basis should he expect to leech out likely 100s of thousands of euros from Italian health care in treatments?? Like go to UK mate. NHS cannot simply offload it’s cost to Italian health care.

12. Comments really showing the true colors of many continental posters.

    Guys a resident and tax payer and is covered by the withdrawal agreement agreed between Britain and the EU.

    Italy needs to uphold their side of the deal and give their resident the care he needs.