The French health-care system features several safety nets to protect vulnerable patients.
cost-sharing
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Outpatient pharmaceuticals in Belgium are usually partially reimbursed through a third-party payer scheme.
Septembre 28, 2022
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Australian patients can choose to be treated in hospital as either a public or private patient.
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Canada ranked last on the timeliness of both specialist and elective surgical care.
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In most universal health-care systems, patients share the cost of care through deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments.
Juin 23, 2022
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The vast majority of universal health-care systems worldwide employ some form of cost-sharing.
Août 16, 2018
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Hospitals in Switzerland compete with one another for patients.
Avril 13, 2016
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The Fraser Institute’s most recent wait times report finds that wait times (GP to treatment) have almost doubled since 1993.
Janvier 29, 2016
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It’s likely no coincidence that countries with cost-sharing programs in place have waiting times that are significantly shorter than those in Canada.
Janvier 27, 2016
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Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland all have some type of health-care cost-sharing scheme.