Coverage is universal. The 1982 Health and Medical Services Act states that the health system must cover all
legal residents. Emergency coverage is provided to all patients from EU/European Economic Area countries. It
is also provided to patients from nine other countries with which Sweden has bilateral agreements. Asylumseeking
and undocumented children have the right to health care services, as do permanently resident children,
and adult asylum seekers have the right to receive care that cannot be deferred (e.g., maternity care).
Undocumented adults have the right to receive nonsubsidized immediate care. About 4 percent of the population
has supplementary private voluntary health insurance (PHI).