FRANCE’S

Health Care
SYSTEM
How Does The System Work
The health system in France has universal
coverage, with mixed service provision
(public and private) at all levels. The
financing is mostly public, through the
insured: covered by mandatory social
security (75% of the cost).
Acces and coverage.
 Carte Vitale
What it is? Benefits How does it What is the
work? objective of
this?
It functions as an 1. Access to medical
electronic ID card services The State finances
that contains the 2. Medical expense and organizes
holder's personal reimbursements medical care, The objective is to
and medical 3. Simplification of implements public guarantee access
information such as procedures health policies and to quality services
social security 4. Preferential rates
number, medical seeks to achieve without generating
history, and health 5. Security and universal health economic
reimbursements. confidentiality coverage. difficulties.
 Challenges and
Issues
The main problem facing this system are the "medical deserts", the
shortage of doctors in rural and peripheral areas.

As a result, there is an excess

of physicians in upper-middle
class areas, generating
greater inequality in the rest
of the country.
 Comparations

The government covers most of It's a combination of public and

the financing and offers insurance private insurance so that citizens
to all French citizens. are affiliated to different regimes

Offers high quality Offers good quality in

medical care with good cities but limited in rural
facilities. areas

With its universal system, it Although it has tried, it still

provides care in an equitable presents challenges in the equal
manner, even if there are some distribution of health services.
differences.
Quality Of Care
The quality of care in the French health system is widely recognized internationally and stands
out for several key aspects that make it stand out compared to other health systems.

High medical quality Globality

Reduced waiting time

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