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The reason I put it in quotes is that at least in France, healthcare is not completely free, and somewhat resembles the US model. Sure, everyone has to pay and
by vladvasiliu 4y ago
The reason I put it in quotes is that at least in France, healthcare is not completely free, and somewhat resembles the US model. Sure, everyone has to pay and gets "free" healthcare, but that's the basic level, barely above "none".
If you need dental work, glasses, etc, you better have either cash or a "mutuelle", which is usually tied to your employer (though you can purchase your own above that if you like). Lower-level jobs don't always have one (or it doesn't cover much).
However, procedure prices might be lower than in the US, though (I don't actually know) which is a big part of the issue with access to healthcare.
- midoridensha 4y agoProcedure cost is a huge factor: AFAICT, it's generally cheaper everywhere than the US, frequently dramatically cheaper, for the same procedure, for out-of-pocket (non-insurance) cost. Here in Japan, everyone has insurance, either private through their company, or public through the government, and the insurance pays a flat 70% of the cost, and the patient pays the other 30%. But the procedure costs are generally not that high to begin with, so the 30% copay ends up being pretty cheap usually.
- unity1001 4y ago> in France, healthcare is not completely free, and somewhat resembles the US model That's the result of the privatization that has been pushed by the Anglosaxon business lobbies to Europe and everywhere else since Reagan/Thatcher period. They forced privatization of whatever they could get away with. Its still a socialized system with some forced privatization being pushed through. France is not the only country - all US satellites have been pushed to do some degree of privatization.