The French health care system is one of universal health care largely financed by government national health insurance. Is is called the NHS or the National Health System. Most general physicians are in private practice but draw their income from the public insurance funds. These funds, unlike their German counterparts, have never gained self-management responsibility. Instead, the government has taken responsibility for the financial and operational management of health insurance (by setting premium levels related to income and determining the prices of goods and services refunded). The French health care suck but is also great because they created French toast. ;)
The health care spending is the highest in France out of all the other listed groups in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Facts:
In 2005, France spent 11.2% of GDP on health care, or US$3,926 per capita.
Approximately 77% of health expenditures are covered by government funded agencies.
The French National Health Service generally refunds patients 70% of most health care costs, and 100% in case of costly or long-term ailments.
Only about 3.7% of hospital treatment costs are reimbursed through private insurance.
Only Thing is there is much higher share of the cost of spectacles and prostheses (21.9%).
Also drugs are a t a higher percentage (18.6%).
Same with dental care at (35.9%).
The infant mortality rate has been lower then the U.S, UK, and Ireland for a long time.