tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740075471728477556.post4366663611811814189..comments2024-03-14T02:37:57.752-07:00Comments on Home Is Where The Internet Is: You could never make me pick up the phoneNatalie Nourigathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876492198575412990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740075471728477556.post-54445129598903842052014-04-15T01:48:09.473-07:002014-04-15T01:48:09.473-07:00A friend of mine sent a link to your blog and I re...A friend of mine sent a link to your blog and I really like it. ;-)<br /><br />Indeed, the "normal" price for a general practitioner in France is €23. At least, this is the price according to which social security refunds 70% to the insured. Some physicians may be more expensive if they choose to apply "free pricing", but this is uncommon for general practitioners (however, specialists often apply "free pricing" or supplements).<br /><br />Note to Americans: the €23 is NOT a co-payment and is NOT government-subsidized. This is the price that is paid to the physician. Most French general practitioners are self-employed; perhaps part of the reason for the cheap price is that they do not have the huge clerical staffing that US clinics have.<br /><br />Now a little word of caution. If you are paying the full €23 in France, this suggests that you are uninsured. This is not a good idea in case you have a serious problem. At work, we had a visitor from the US who had a stroke right in his office and had to be rushed to emergencies and get expensive treatment. He was not covered by French medical insurance, so the French hospital sent him a bill, I don't remember if it was for €30000 or €40000. It was then difficult to get the bill accepted by his US insurance.<br /><br />The "public" French health insurance system only covers people who pay social security dues (workers, pensioners, students..) but not foreign visitors.<br /><br />But yeah, don't let fear stop you from traveling.<br />DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869079529680248008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740075471728477556.post-37664860125361940072014-04-14T13:18:35.716-07:002014-04-14T13:18:35.716-07:00Hey !
Just a little something I'd like to shar...Hey !<br />Just a little something I'd like to share.<br />I discovered your blog thanks to a tweet from Boulet a few month ago I found it funny but forgot about it.<br />Then this afternoon I found (again thanks to a tweet of Boulet) your latest post 'Don't let fear stop you from traveling! '. I read it and found it really good and ... 'cheerful' (can't find the proper term in english)<br />So I decided to read your blog from the start and here I am.<br />I was reading this post and thinking <br />'Funny this drawing of Nico remind me of someone... Yeah looks like Nicolas Hitori De... And didn't he lived in Portland for a while ? ... Funny coincidences...'<br />And then I saw the picture 'OMG but it IS him !'<br />Amiens is my hometown that's why I was really surprised and know of Nicolas Hitori De, looks like 'It's small world after all' ^^<br /><br />So now I will resume my reading and I think I'll come often see what's new here, I find it very interesting to see what people experience when discovering France :)<br /><br /><br />PS: I see that you're even going to the Rendez-Vous de la Bande Dessinée in Amiens this summer, I may see you there, I'll be among the many volunteers of the staff.Payhellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087902611682307350noreply@blogger.com