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53. If you visit Norway

for a long period of time, you can get a health card with the Norwegian National Health Scheme. Many EU countries have reciprocal arrangements. Non EU citizens who are planning a 3-12-month stay in Norway can also apply for membership.

If you're visiting there for less than 3 months and you're from US, it's definitely recommended you get short-term private insurance.

IIRC, if you're visiting from a country with reciprocal arrangements, I think you may have to pay first then be reimbursed through the reciprocal arrangement. I have UK relatives, and I think that happened to them.

I also think there are some very small administrative fees (like copays) for doctors visits and prescriptions even for citizens and residents. I think pregnancy is one of the exceptions and is covered without any of those fees.

(Of course all that's for the public system. There's a dual public-private health care system in Norway.)