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Again, this is not "propagandizing." It is the epitome of naivete to ignore existing problems with a system you want to emulate. You'd better find out what the real deal is from an economic standpoint or the country and its citizens will be no better off than they are now. Not only will you have wasted time, you will have wasted money. 

 http://www.institutmolinari.org/editos/20090421.htm

Ills of French health system a lesson on reining in costs
Valentin Petkantchin* – April 21, 2009
Article first published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on April 12, 2009.

"At the center of President Barack Obama’s budget is a $634 billion “reserve fund” to help policy-makers achieve comprehensive health care reform. But money alone can’t fix a country’s health care problems. Ask any Frenchman.

The French health system is one of the world’s most expensive. And as the government desperately tries to rein in spending, patients are getting increasingly shoddy care....The lessons for America are clear: Attempting to achieve universal coverage through compulsory insurance will not control costs but will certainly undermine quality of care.

Admittedly, France still has superior health care compared with neighbors such as Britain, where the state both owns and pays for health care via taxes. But as France continues down this same path, its population too will eventually suffer Britain’s infamous waiting lists and rationing. America would do well to take heed."

*Valentin Petkantchin is Director of Research of the Institut économique Molinari.




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