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TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

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Example Person X has left Estonia before 2007 (before Population Registers started exchanging the information) has identified his/her residence both in Estonia and Finland. So if this person receives the pension from both countries then it is impossible to identify in which country he/she is most of the time. Health insurance in Estonia is based on the data received from our Population Register. Therefore we have no right to end this person’s health insurance in Estonia.

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Page 1: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

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Topical questions between Estonia Topical questions between Estonia and Finland and Finland

– – Estonian Estonian perspectiveperspective

Anette SoosaarHealth Care Specialist of International Relations Department

04.09.2012

Page 2: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

• Main issues:- People who have their residence in both

countries (lack of information between institutions)

- People who have double insurance- People try to get benefits from two member

states simultaneously

Page 3: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

• Example

Person X has left Estonia before 2007 (before Population Registers started exchanging the information) has identified his/her residence both in Estonia and Finland.

So if this person receives the pension from both countries then it is impossible to identify in which country he/she is most of the time.

Health insurance in Estonia is based on the data received from our Population Register. Therefore we have no right to end this person’s health insurance in Estonia.

Page 4: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

• What conditions must be met to receive pension from Finland (does he/she have to have permanent residence in Finland?

• In which cases the pensioner’s health insurance may be ended (how to determine the center of interest) when he/she uses the benefits from both countries?

Page 5: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

• ExamplePerson works in Finland but is insured in Estonia as disability

pensioner (not as employee). In this case the competent institution should be Finland but

unfortunately we don’t receive this information that this person has started working in another country and has no right for the health insurance in Estonia.

Our system doesn’t allow to do the entries retrospectively, as the system is available for the doctors online, therefore it is especially important to receive information promptly.

Page 6: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

• Example

Person X works in both countries, but he/she (nor the employer) knows that taxes should go to one country and therefore the person should have health insurance also in one country.

The problem arises when this person would like to receive benefits from both of the countries.

Better awarness (worker, employer) would help to decrease these cases.

Page 7: TrESS Topical questions between Estonia and Finland – Estonian perspective Anette Soosaar Health Care Specialist of International Relations Department

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!