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These 5 Countries Provide The Best Health Care In The World

02/20/2014

InternationalLiving.com’s annual Global Retirement Index reports that France, Uruguay and Malaysia provide the best and most affordable health care in the world.
The Health Care category in the Index considers the cost of care and the quality. Also considered are the number of people per doctor, the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people, the percentage of the population with access to safe water, the infant mortality rate, life expectancy, and public-health expenditure as a percentage of a country’s GDP.

France comes in first in this category as the best country in the world for health care.

1. France
According to the World Health Organization, France has the number one health care system in the world. The country also comes first in the health care category of the InternationalLiving.com annual Global Retirement Index 2014. Despite their meat-and cream-rich diet augmented by alcohol and cigarettes, the French have been living much longer in recent years. Life expectancy now averages 85 years for women and 78 for men.

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2. Uruguay
3. Malaysia
4. Costa Rica
5. Mexico
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[TheOldSchool]

Are you sure that's not the "hairiest armpits" list?

 

[Ringel05]

While it has been very good it is suffering from many of the same problems facing the US today.

Like in the United States, French workers and employers split the cost of health insurance on payday. Employees pay a one percent wage levy as well as a "social contribution" that varies according to income. Employers pay a straight 13 percent wage levy. Simple comparisons of insurance premiums in the United States are difficult because the price of American insurance depends on the "risk class" and size of the group seeking coverage. A typical large American employer pays approximately fifteen thousand dollars per year for a family Blue Cross-Blue Shield PPO plan. For a moderate-income earner (50 thousand dollars), therefore, health insurance cost, as a proportion of wages, are substantially higher in the United States--30 percent, versus approximately 20 percent in France. The price of comparable coverage for a small firm is substantially higher in the United States. France's health care system is among the most expensive in Europe: 10.5 percent of GDP, or $3,048 per capita in 2003. However, this price tag pales beside the American: 15 percent of GDP, or $5,711 per capita in 2003, a cost that is expected to reach 18.7 percent of GDP by 2014.

Present Dilemmas and a Prescription for Change. Like in the United States, France's achievements are imperiled by health care inflation, especially as its population ages and requires more and increasingly expensive medical care. Despite the substantial differences between French and U.S. health care, both are handicapped by their ties to the workplace. In France, high Sécurité Sociale payroll taxes hamper efforts to decrease the country's persistent high unemployment rate because employers are reticent to hire unless certain that a new employee's added productivity will translate into sufficiently higher and enduring firm revenues to justify the commitment. Moreover, French unions, which enjoy significant influence over Sécurité Sociale because of its payroll financing, have emerged as an obstacle to efficiency and cost control reforms. Meanwhile, the United States has developed a different but equally serious labor-market sclerosis due to the U.S. reliance on employment-based health insurance. The U.S. economy suffers from a job-lock rate of between 25 and 45 percent as a result of rising health care costs and health insurance underwriting practices. Job lock occurs when a worker makes career decisions based on the imperative to maintain affordable medical insurance coverage or to avoid exclusion of a preexisting condition for herself or a family member. As a growing number of U.S. workers seek, first and foremost, not jobs where their skills pay them higher wages but (increasingly scarce) jobs that provide them with good health insurance, then productivity, and eventually economic growth and the U.S. standard of living will fall. In both France and the United States, the link between work and health insurance is a relic of the last century, ill fitted to fast-moving, information-based global economy. Only if the link between health care financing and security from the calculations of workers and employers is severed will health care cease to hinder employment and economic growth.

A PRIMER ON FRENCH HEALTH CARE

 

[Political Junky]

France has been #1 for some time now. Thanks for this article.

 

[jedi1412]

Really is it true???

 

[PredFan]

Yes it's true. The reason it is true is because if several factors. One of those factors is how France collects data. The other is that one of the criteria for getting a high rating is to have socialized medicine. If you don't have that you will be rated poorly.

 

[Jughead]

France #1 health care system in the world

How much taxes do French citizens pay to support their health care system? I hear for some folks there, the tax rate is as high as 75%.

No thanks!

 

[HenryBHough]

So have you bought your ticket to Paris yet?

Or are you waiting for one to come along like that Obamaphone?

 

[Political Junky]

France #1 health care system in the world

How much taxes do French citizens pay to support their health care system? I hear for some folks there, the tax rate is as high as 75%.

No thanks!

You heard that, huh?

 

[Jughead]

France #1 health care system in the world

How much taxes do French citizens pay to support their health care system? I hear for some folks there, the tax rate is as high as 75%.

No thanks!

You heard that, huh?

yup. Former President Sarkozy was affected by the new socialist tax.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy may be planning to move out of the country to London to avoid a potential 75 percent tax rate.

Former French President Sarkozy may leave country to avoid high taxes | Fox News

 

[iamwhatiseem]

The fact that Mexico is on this list is all you need to know that this list is complete nonsense.

 

[rightwinger]

The fact that Mexico is on this list is all you need to know that this list is complete nonsense.

Mexico has a great healthcare system

Just look at all the Pharmacias and dental clinics in the border towns. Americans flock for Mexican healthcare

 

[Jughead]

The fact that Mexico is on this list is all you need to know that this list is complete nonsense.

Mexico has a great healthcare system

Just look at all the Pharmacias and dental clinics in the border towns. Americans flock for Mexican healthcare

Well, of course we have to go there. Some of us had our health care plans cancelled last year due to obamacare, so now we have no alternative for our prescription drugs.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

The fact that Mexico is on this list is all you need to know that this list is complete nonsense.

Mexico has a great healthcare system

Just look at all the Pharmacias and dental clinics in the border towns. Americans flock for Mexican healthcare

I hope you say that in jest.
Right now my mother-in-law has been staying in our house since July. She has cancer in two areas. She came here to save her life. The Mexican doctors were operating on her hip when they saw she had cancer in her bone. They continued the operation and...wait for it...DID NOT TELL HER SHE HAD CANCER.
They came here fora visit and her hip was starting to hurt really bad. We took her to a specialist and they told her the operation they did was completely botched....and her hip bone had advanced cancer. In the process between our doctors and talking with the Mexican government - they denied not telling her and told them she refused treatment. Which was of course an absolute lie.
She is now cancer free, they rebuilt her hip and she is finishing rehabilitation.
100% paid for by our government. 100% - even home healthcare people coming three times a week to our house. All because the Mexican government denied payment because of the claim she denied service.
Our healthcare is 1000% better than the corrupt and inept Mexican system which is a farce.
Half of my family are Mexican - don't even begin to tell me you think their system is better than ours.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Oh - and my wifes father is blind in one eye because of a botched cataract surgery.
He went to San Antonio in hopes to fix it (hoping American doctors could undo the damage done by the Mexican quack)
They told him infection had eaten his retina. When asked about what anti-biotics he took before and after the surgery - he told them. They were not the right kind of pills, and would do nothing to prevent infection.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Funny how real life - actual experience can shut a thread down.

 

[Mad_Cabbie]

Funny how real life - actual experience can shut a thread down.

You shut the thread down with your totem pole posting.

People thought you were possessed.

http://internationalliving.com/countries/mexico/health-care/

One of your primary concerns when considering a move should be health care. Fortunately, you will find that, in general, health care in Mexico is very good…and in many places it is excellent. Most doctors and dentists in Mexico received at least part of their training in the U.S. (And many U.S. doctors have trained in Mexico, notably in Guadalajara.) Many of them continue to go to the U.S. or Europe for ongoing training.

Every medium to large city in Mexico has at least one first-rate hospital. And a big plus is that the cost of health care in Mexico is generally half or less what you might expect to pay in the U.S. The same goes for prescription drugs. Prescription drugs manufactured in Mexico cost, on average, about 50% less than the same drugs in the U.S. Plus, health insurance in Mexico costs much less than it does in the U.S.


What You Might Expect to Pay for Health Care in Mexico

Of course, the costs of medical care will vary by physician, hospital, and the gravity of your condition. On average, an office visit with a doctor—specialists included—will cost 350 to 500 pesos (about $30 to $43). A house call—yes, doctors in Mexico still make house calls—will cost about the same. Lab tests will cost about a third of what they cost in the U.S. A CAT scan often costs about 25% of what it does in the U.S. An overnight stay in a private hospital room generally costs less than $100. A visit to a dentist for teeth cleaning costs about $28.

Yes, in the major cities of Mexico, you can get good-quality medical care for serious medical conditions…including dialysis, major surgery…even live-in, 24-hour care…for a fraction of what you might pay in the U.S. But please, think twice about moving to Mexico if you have a serious medical condition that requires special equipment. The stress of being seriously ill in a foreign country can be difficult.

Judging the entire country because of a few unfortunate bad experiences is hardly a very fair barometer with which to gauge the entire system.

 

[Mad_Cabbie]

France #1 health care system in the world

How much taxes do French citizens pay to support their health care system? I hear for some folks there, the tax rate is as high as 75%.

No thanks!

Where to Go for the Best Health Care in the World

France, Uruguay and Malaysia provide the best and most affordable health care in the world.

The Health Care category in the Index considers the cost of care and the quality. Also considered are the number of people per doctor, the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people, the percentage of the population with access to safe water, the infant mortality rate, life expectancy, and public-health expenditure as a percentage of a country’s GDP.

France comes in first in this category as the best country in the world for health care.

Many French health-care professionals in major cities speak English, and France has both a public health-care system and private-sector health care. The public health-care system is available to those who pay, or used to pay, into France’s Social Security system. This system offers excellent benefits, paying the bulk of the cost for a range of medical services that includes doctor’s visits, hospital stays and prescription medications.

The private health care industry in Uruguay, which comes in second in the Health Care category in the Index, consists of a number of independently operated health-care organizations. They vary in size from a single clinic to networks of hospitals and clinics.

“The most popular private health-care option in Uruguay is a ‘hospital plan,’ whereby you make monthly payments directly to an individual hospital or network that provides your care; everything from routine check ups to major surgery. The cost is extremely low compared to private health-care options in the U.S.,” says David Hammond, InternationalLiving.com’s Uruguay correspondent.

In addition to hospital plans, there are private health-insurance companies, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Uruguay that provide a broad range of insurance plans.

Malaysia placed third for health care in InternationalLiving.com’s Retirement Index. It has gained fame as a medical-tourism destination as its health care is among the best and cheapest in the world.

Medical expertise here is equal to or better than what it is in most Western countries.

“At this time, foreigners cannot access the public health-care system here, but the low cost of health care and the range of health-insurance options, means that paying for health care is no hardship,” says InternationalLiving.com’s Asia correspondent, Keith Hockton.

“Health care costs are so low that you can pay out of pocket for many standard procedures. A regular doctor’s visit costs $16 and a dental check-up costs $9,” he says

 

[BDBoop]

Not that I read the whole page, but I didn't see a 75% tax rate.

Taxation in France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Mad_Cabbie]

Not that I read the whole page, but I didn't see a 75% tax rate.

Taxation in France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The taxes are similar to the us as it is sliding scale based on income, except in France above $96.461.00 for one person is taxed at 40% ... $192,908.00 for two people.

This is more how the US was set up back in the 50's.

The rich paid the lions share of all taxes.

High earners income tax
For tax years 2013 & 2014 earnings above 1 million euros will be subject to a tax payable by the payer/employer. The tax introduced by Francois Hollande as the 75% tax is in fact a 50% tax which when social security charges are added reaches 75%.