As the healthcare debate rages on in the U.S., the Sarkozy administration is attempting to make some cost-saving changes to the universal system in France. As an American, it is really funny to hear some of the stories from other countries where so much is provided by the government and taken for granted. It's not free though, smart guys. It has to come from somewhere.
This is my favorite -
"Yet even the smallest budget moves are proving controversial. Local residents are up in arms over a cost-cutting measure that makes patients pay €1.10 an hour to park at the hospital. 'It's a scandal,' says retired local Communist politician Gérard Eude. 'It goes against the very idea of universal health care.'"
Read the article on WSJ.com.
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