In todays Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/02/brexit-new-rules-europe-holidays-health-mobile-phones wrote:Will my Ehic card still work? Yes and no. According to the NHS website, your European health insurance card remains valid in the EU until it expires, which for some people will be quite a way off.
Just checked mine and it's valid until June 2023. So I wonder if there will be two proces for travel insurance, one for people covered by an EHIC and one for people who are not?
The same article then goes on to say
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/02/brexit-new-rules-europe-holidays-health-mobile-phones wrote:However, a replacement is being developed called the global health insurance card (Ghic). The bad news is that there are few details at the moment, and it does not for now extend as far as the Ehic.
Currently, the new Ghic is expected to cover you for travel in EU countries, but not Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein. If travelling to any of those countries, buying private cover should be regarded as an absolute necessity. Transitional arrangements have been put in place for Norway allowing UK nationals to use their UK passport to access state-provided medical treatment if necessary.
The government is also negotiating new arrangements with Switzerland and the European Economic Area (EEA)/European Free Trade Association (Efta) states that could result in Ehic-style reciprocal healthcare cover there.
But a lot of "unknown" and "expected" in the outlook for the future (and they've had how many years so sort this stuff out (and we're talking about National Governments here not poxy little disorganised hobbyists).
Ian