https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur Global Health Project en-us 2016-11-19 03:06:28 UTC 2026-03-15 01:55:29 UTC hello@padlet.com nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854444   France's Health Care System]]> 2016-11-19 03:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854444 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854547 An astonishing choice of physicians results in high patient satisfaction for France's system]]> 2016-11-19 03:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854547 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854612 Based on universal access, life expectancy and other health indicators the WHO ranked the FHCS #1 in the world (2000). France is usually around the top of the list year-to-year.]]> 2016-11-19 03:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854612 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854935 France's Health Care System (FHCS) offers universal health coverage but has lower health care expenditures than the United States according to their Gross Domestic Product (GDP)]]> 2016-11-19 03:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138854935 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855155 Clinical freedom and professional confidentiality are parts of why provider satisfaction is high in the FHCS]]> 2016-11-19 03:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855155 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855354 The French health care system combines universal coverage with a public and private mix of hospital and ambulatory care. ]]> 2016-11-19 03:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855354 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855422 The resources available made available to the consumers are vast but there are still some geographical disparities in France's system]]> 2016-11-19 03:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855422 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855958 FHCS is financed through contributions based on professional income from employees and employers as well as taxed income that come in other forms, this is know as the General Social Contribution ]]> 2016-11-19 04:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138855958 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138856178 All residents have an electronic insurance card that contains their social security number and is linked to a computerized system containing all medical records and vital information such as the card-holder's blood type and allergies ]]> 2016-11-19 04:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138856178 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138856273 Citizens as well as non-citizen residents contribute and reap the benefits of the system. ]]> 2016-11-19 04:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138856273 nick_ath7 https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138856315 France is also looking to improve transparency, solve the geographic disparities and decrease its health care spending while maintaining health care quality]]> 2016-11-19 04:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nick_ath7/6nvm7mpqiuur/wish/138856315