Wall Street Journal on French Medical Care

[Guest guest]

For proponents who favor the French Medical care system, I invite you to read

this article in the Wall Street Journal and decide for yourself. I have quoted

2 paragraphs, please read the rest of the article by going to the link on the

bottom.

" France claims it long ago achieved much of what today's U.S. health-care

overhaul is seeking: It covers everyone, and provides what supporters say is

high-quality care. But soaring costs are pushing the system into crisis. The

result: As Congress fights over whether America should be more like France, the

French government is trying to borrow U.S. tactics.

" In recent months, France imposed American-style " co-pays " on patients to try to

throttle back prescription-drug costs and forced state hospitals to crack down

on expenses. " A hospital doesn't need to be money-losing to provide good-quality

treatment, " President Nicolas Sarkozy thundered in a recent speech to doctors. "

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124958049241511735.html

FYI,

Lottie Duthu