Realiteten er dog, at de fleste patienter slet ikke er klar over, at de har ret til at søge behandling i et andet EU-land, og at de har ret til godtgørelse af en sådan behandling.
The reality, however, is that most patients are simply unaware that they have the right to seek health care in another EU country, and that they are entitled to reimbursement for such treatment.