Healthcare for UK nationals living in Iceland
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Iceland.
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State healthcare in Iceland is not completely free. Healthcare costs are covered by the state (through the Icelandic Health Insurance fund) and through patient contributions.
Patient contributions are capped each month. Once you’ve spent a certain amount, your state healthcare is free for the rest of the month.
UK nationals usually access the Icelandic healthcare system in one of these ways:
taking out private health insurance for the first 6 months of living in Iceland