If you are an EU resident and are traveling to other EU countries, I recommend reading this and then getting the free European Health Insurance Card.
Information from the forum:
https://www.paintballer.lv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=8048&sid=9bced9daf195b22b94a9720317e17435
Official information in Russian:
https://www.voava.lv/rus/ES/EVAKkarte/ka_iegut_evak/
You can order the card online for free here:
https://www.voava.lv/lat/es/LV_iedzivotajiem/formas/?doc=252
You can read more here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20081023054501/https://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/healthcard/index_en.htm
The card is valid for 12 months and takes 15 days to issue.
Watching Euronews is useful, whichever way you look at it.
To anticipate the main question: yes, if you are going to Europe for an extended period or know that you may become seriously ill, it also makes sense to take out regular paid insurance.
European Health Insurance Card
2008-07-23