“A VOTRE SANTÉ” Le système de santé publique français By Rhieu Mellor

BIBLIOGRAPHIE Employee at the West Bay Family YMCA Employee at the West Bay Family YMCA Kinesiology- Study of human body movement Kinesiology- Study of human body movement

Pourquoi ce sujet ?  Educational relevance  Comparison to the United States  Can both countries learn from each others system?

Je m'excuse des contradictions Political Political Medical Medical Business/Industry Business/Industry Circumstantial Circumstantial

Overview of US Health Care Health Insurance Health Insurance Insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization

Types of Insurance Employee-based Employee-based Private policies Private policies Publicly financed funds Publicly financed funds

Prominent US Insurance Companies Blue Cross-Blue Shield Blue Cross-Blue Shield United Healthcare United Healthcare Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid

Medical Education Typically an Undergraduate degree for medical personnel Typically an Undergraduate degree for medical personnel For a Medical Degree (MD/DO) :  Undergraduate curriculum  Medical School/Residency  Optional: Additional specialty training

MONEY MONEY MONEY AVERAGE MEDICAL STUDENT DEBT: AVERAGE MEDICAL STUDENT DEBT: $150,000-$175,000+ $150,000-$175,000+

So we’re all insured, right? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE 46 MILLION AMERICANS ARE CURRENTLY UNINSURED (15% of the total population) 46 MILLION AMERICANS ARE CURRENTLY UNINSURED (15% of the total population)

Numéro un World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001 voted the French Health Care system the best in the world World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001 voted the French Health Care system the best in the world

Trente-sept The United States ranked 37 th in the same The United States ranked 37 th in the same equivocal survey equivocal survey

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French Health Care System SOCIALIZED MEDICINE (terme stupide) SOCIALIZED MEDICINE (terme stupide) The French don’t truly consider their system as “socialized medicine” The French don’t truly consider their system as “socialized medicine”

Sécurité Sociale The publicly-funded health insurance system in the country of France The publicly-funded health insurance system in the country of France Compulsory Compulsory Solidarity Solidarity

FREE HEALTH CARE???!!! Not exactly…  Paycheck deductions- up to 20%  High taxation- Alcohol, tobacco, gasoline, etc. etc.

“We, not me”  “The healthy should pay for the sick”  The sicker you get, the more care you receive with less pay

Assurance supplémentaire This insurance covers all co-pays and additional medical fees This insurance covers all co-pays and additional medical fees Usually occupationally-based Usually occupationally-based

Hôpitaux Freedom to choose Freedom to choose Public/Private hospitals are closely located Public/Private hospitals are closely located

Éducation médicale  6 year program  Grades dictate where one will specialize  However, the tuition is outrageous…

JUST KIDDING “If it’s free it’s for me” “If it’s free it’s for me” The French government completely funds all medical students education The French government completely funds all medical students education

French Practice  Private-practice  Hospitals  House-calls  Service d'Aide Médicale d'Urgence (SAMU)

Is it abused? Oui!!!  Many French citizens go to the Doctor too much while others may never go at all

Mauvais citoyen  Many file false incomes so they don’t have to contribute to the national funds

OU EST DE L’ARGENT? The current French Health Care System deficit: The current French Health Care System deficit: 13+ BILLION DOLLARS

French learn from the U.S. They are learning from our very own system Electronic funds Electronic funds Health techniques that reduce expensive testing Health techniques that reduce expensive testing

OVERALL POSITIVES UNIVERSAL coverage for all citizens UNIVERSAL coverage for all citizens Security- regardless of work/health risks Security- regardless of work/health risks

OVERALL NEGATIVES  Too much freedom for the doctors?  People will overuse/abuse the system

Que pensent-ils ? 65% satisfaction rate was polled 65% satisfaction rate was polled The highest in Europe! The highest in Europe!

DIRECT COMPARISON USA  16% GDP on health care  Will decline citizens on insurance policies FRANCE  10.7% GDP on health care  Generous to ALL citizens citizens

DIRECT COMPARISON USA  Life expectancy: 77.5  Private, public or employee-based insurances  $5,771 per capita FRANCE  Life expectancy: 79.4  UNIVERSAL health care  $3,048 per capita

Révision  France has a Universal Health Care System that is publicly financed  The insurance fund is Securite Sociale  High taxation contributes to the system  Could the U.S. do it? That’s up to you

Merci pour l’ecoute la Fin la Fin

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