Claim: The NHS is free for all 500 million EU citizens.
Fact-check: Which NHS treatments are free for EU citizens? - Full Fact
Verdict: people normally need to be "ordinarily resident" in the uk get free healthcare, and eu visitors are entitled to free nhs treatment for unplanned illnesses. similarly uk citizens are entitled to free  state healthcare when visiting other eu countries.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2019-05-31T00:00:00