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In its 2000 assessment of world health care systems, the World Health Organization found that France provided the "best overall health care" in the world. [1] In 2017, France spent 11.3% of GDP on health care, or US$5,370 per capita, [ 2 ] a figure higher than the average spent by rich countries (OECD average is 8.8%, 2017), though similar to ...
The French Universal Health Coverage (French: Couverture maladie universelle, abbreviated as "CMU") is the French social security program concerning health care, which was implemented in January 2000 (loi n o 99-641 du 27 juillet 1999).
The universal health care system was adopted in Brazil in 1988 after the end of the military dictatorship. However, universal health care was available many years before, in some cities, once the 27th amendment to the 1969 Constitution imposed the duty of applying 6% of their income in healthcare on the municipalities. [158]
France operates on a system of universal health care. [15] Patients have freedom to choose physicians, hospitals etc., and there are prices set for each type of service. When operating in the public system, patients are asked to co-pay a portion of the cost for each type of care that they receive.
Since 2000, a universal health coverage has been in place, providing two fundamental rights for access to care: a right to health insurance for anyone in stable and regular residence in the territory and a right for the most disadvantaged, submitted to resources, to a free coverage, with exemption from fee.
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In New Zealand, a universal health care system was created in a series of steps, from 1938 to 1941. [16] [17] In Australia, the state of Queensland introduced a free public hospital system in 1946. Following World War II, universal health care systems began to be set up around the world