"With regard to patterns of use, the most well-to-do and educated French
people rely more on office-based private practice, particularly the services
of specialists and dentists. The more disadvantaged groups, including laborers,
make greater use of GPs and public hospitals. From 1960 to 1980 these
disparities diminished, but since 1980 they have been exacerbated.51 These
disparities are matched by equally flagrant disparities in life expectancy. For
example, during 1980-1989 the life expectancy of an engineer at age
thirty-five (forty-five years) was higher by nine years (25 percent) than that
of a manual worker (35.8 years).52 Of course, differences in life expectancy
reflect such factors as education, housing, and working .........
conditions and
cannot be attributed solely to differential access to medical care. But it is
important to note that the medical system has been unable to compensate
for these and other inequalities."
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"22. The copayment in France is known as a ticket modérateur. Under the General National
Health Insurance Scheme, the copayment is 25 percent for physician services, 35
percent for private nursing services and laboratory tests, and typically 30 percent for
prescription drugs. Essential drugs are exempt from copayments, but the copayment is
set at 60 percent for so-called comfort drugs. Patients in public and private hospitals
typically are required to pay 20 percent of the per diem rates plus a daily fee (roughly
$10) to cover meals. Patients in cliniques also pay copayments for all physician services,
procedures, and laboratory tests."
content.healthaffairs.org
You are rather deeply in denial, John. The facts of the situation have been set out rather well in the posts and in the header.
France:
Net migration rate:
Definition Field Listing
1.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
USA:
Net migration rate:
Definition Field Listing
3.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
cia.gov
And there must have been a significant increase in immigration into France; it used to be about 10% of the US rate.
Do you suppose a tidal wave of of poor and poorly educated immigrants (including hygeine practices( might affext your healt statistics and costs? |
