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janice macdonald's avatar

I'm 80,have lived in France for 11 years and have nothing but praise for French health care. My family and friends still live in the States and know well the inequities and problems with US healthcare. There will always be the defenders, but I think the problems are widely enough known that there is little about the US system to defend. I didn't move to France because of the health care system here, but it's a big reason why I wouldn't return to the States.

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Asia Dawn's avatar

I was living in Italy when I got pregnant and chose to do the private route because I was very specific about what I was looking for. I also wasn’t in their system so I had to pay for everything, including bloodwork, out of pocket. My friends in the US were shocked at how little I was paying (myself included), whereas my Italian friends were appalled that I paid anything at all. A lot comes down to perspective I guess!

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