Bill would restore health care rights for Spaniards living abroad

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1. The bill would remove the requirement to live in Spain so that Spaniards who have used up their unemployment benefits or similar payments can keep access to health care.
2. It would also repeal the rule that allowed taking away the health card from anyone who leaves the country for more than 90 days a year, even to look for work or training.
3. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (official state gazette).

Who it affects

• Spaniards who have used up unemployment benefits: They would regain the right to health care without needing to live in Spain.
• Emigrated Spaniards who spend more than 90 days a year outside the country: They would not lose their health card for those absences, even to look for work or train.
• People who have used up other benefits similar to unemployment pay: Living in Spain would no longer be required for them to get health coverage.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley

A bill: a text a parliamentary group submits so it can become law. This one is not approved yet.

Prestación o subsidio por desempleo

Money the state pays to someone who is unemployed, while it lasts.

Disposición derogatoria

The part of a law that says which earlier rules it cancels.

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