Does france have free healthcare

The French health care system is one of universal health care largely financed by government national health insurance.

In its 2000 assessment of world health care systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world.^[1] In 2017, France spent 11.3% of GDP on health care, or US$5,370 per capita,^[2] a figure higher than the average spent by rich countries (OECD average is 8.8%, 2017), though similar to Germany (10.6%) and Canada (10%), but much less than in the US (17.1%, 2018).

Approximately 77% of health expenditures are covered by government-funded agencies.

Cost of healthcare in france

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).^[1

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