Originally Posted by
Marion
Wow, the stories of your friends are mind-blowing, truly! I knew the health system was super bad, but hearing real stories about it is frightening.
People say we have the best health care system in France, and I'm sure it was true a couple of years ago but now... they realized that it cost sooo much that they have to have people pay stuffs.... but the pb with France is that people who do not work, have a bad situation (because of their own neglect or for external causes) have everything absolutely free. Therefore, other people have to pay a lot for those people's treatments... I visited a friend in the hospital, because she's pregnant and the baby wants to go out while it's way too early. She's the only one to pay for her room: it's like 400euros/months, and when works, she makes no more than 300/400 euros... all of the girls from the other rooms do not pay at all, mostly because they are unemployed, and their husbands are probably in the same situation, which is very unfair towards the payers... but still, even though it's becoming a real budget to care for one's health, at least you know that you'll get treated for free or for an amount of money you're able to pay if your life is on danger!
The US health care system is one of the reason that I don't wanna live in the US (which is my favorite country, otherwose) except if I'm super rich. Because being poor in the US really really stinks.
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