France's health care

• Doctors in France are self employed and free to prescribe what they want
• French can choose their doctor are free to see any doctor or specialist they want
• World Health Organization rates France first in health care and US and 37 th.
• France’s infant rate is 3.9 per 1000 compared to 7 in U.S.
• France life expectancy is two years more than US.
• France has more hospital beds and doctors per capita than U.S. and far lower rates of death from diabetes and heart disease.
• Deaths from respiratory disease, an often-preventable form, are 31.2 people per 1000 in France and 61.5 in U.S.
• 65% residents in France are satisfied with their health care compared to 40% US residents.
• France spends 10.7 % of their gross domestic product compared American which spends up to 16 % more than any other nation.
• France has no deductibles for the chronically ill.
• Almost all Frenchmen buy supplemental insurance which covers extra expenses such as private hospital rooms, eyeglass, and dental care
• In France, the sicker you get the less you pay. There are no deductibles
• Chronic diseases such as diabetes and critical surgeries such as coronary bypass are reimbursed 100%
• Cancer patients are treated free of charge. For example patients suffering from colon cancer can receive Genentech Inc.s (DNA). A patient in US may pay 48,0000 per year.
• French doctors are reduced at a lower rate than doctors in U.S., however French doctors do not have to pay back their student loans and the French Government pays the doctors social security tax which is typically 40% of their income.

France pays for health care to of general revenue and mandatory payroll taxes. Like the US these costs are escalating, but again most everyone is satisfied.