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Journal Article
Government is set to miss target to recoup £500m from treating overseas visitors
2016
Overview
The government is unlikely to meet its target to recover £500m (€560m; $610m) a year from the cost of treating overseas visitors who are not entitled to free NHS hospital treatment by 2017-18, the National Audit Office has concluded. 1 The Department of Health in England launched a programme in 2014 to extend the scope of charging for overseas patients and implement existing regulations more effectively to tackle concerns that the NHS was \"overly generous\" to overseas visitors. 2 In a progress report, the NAO found that the total amount of income identified had almost trebled since the start of the scheme, from £97m in 2013-14 to £289m in 2015-16. [...]most of the increase (£164m) has been generated through a new immigration health surcharge, introduced by the Home Office in 2015-16, for students and temporary migrants from outside the European Economic Area and not through direct patient charging. Mark Porter, BMA council chair, said, \"While those accessing NHS services should be eligible to do so, systems to charge migrants and short term visitors need to be practical, economic, and efficient, and must not jeopardise access to healthcare for those who need it.
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