Twelve health care systems comparison (including France)

A survey compared twelve health care systems (including France, United States, Germany, Brasil, China…). The methodology questionned 15,735 health care consumers on their experience with health system, satisfaction,  appreciation on wasteful and performance, quality of preventive services. Percentage of public investment, percapita expenditure and spending compared to  GDP are presented too. The french system is defined as: “a statutory national health insurance system with compulsory, universal coverage for all French residents. Coverage is provided through health insurance funds, and participants are determined primarily by their occupation. Thirty chronic conditions, including diabetes, are fully covered.”  All other systems of the remaining eleven Countries are described alike.
On the item of preventive services efficacy, Canada ranked at the first place and France is eleventh just before the last one which is Switzerland.

Quotation by courtesy of the authors:
Paul H. Keckley, PhD
Executive Director
Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
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Sheryl Coughlin, PhD, MHA
Head of Research
Deloitte Center for Health Solutions
Deloitte LLP
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News from the Schemes

Not so bad news from the schemes (agricultural, general and independent professionals) on a section of the ameli web site translated into english :

http://www.ameli.fr/l-assurance-maladie/connaitre-l-assurance-maladie/getting-informed-about-health-insurance/social-security/several-different-health-insurance-schemes.php

and to get informed about  health insurance in france (in english):

http://www.ameli.fr/l-assurance-maladie/connaitre-l-assurance-maladie/getting-informed-about-health-insurance/index.php

The equivalent of the HAS in the US

This is the website of the US agency of healthcare research and quality which publish on effectiveness of medical treatment and pharmaceutical therapy, clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and scientific revues on evidence based practices:

http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/

This website provide a good source to complete your reference list.

highway to health

The statutoy sheme (layer 1) and private insurances (layer 2) in France are compared to the Obama reform of the American health care system:

http://patrickmorvan.over-blog.com/article-36640966.html

CDC of Atlanta

Center for control desease at Atlanta

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg.htm

the french health system

description of the health system in france with its three compulsory health care insurance schemes:

http://www.gipspsi.org/GIP_FR/actualites/livre_de_presentation_du_systeme_francais_de_sante