Statistics

Authorities in France believe in the theory explained above with more than 20 billion euros of export credited to health industries. Medical industries have long since established their roots such as Ipsen and are the major contributors in exporting!

Research

The country is known for its exceptional research skills with institutes like National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) placing France on global charts. Government has been making extra efforts to study reasoning behind the challenges that lead to quicker ageing in the local citizens. Support organizations such as Autonom’lab are always ready to lend hands in any kind of aids.

Areas

Regions like Nouvelle-Aquitaine are progressive in the sense that around 10 percent of their budget is spent on innovations. The National Health Strategy has a strong base and is practised on a regular basis. Strategies like “Carers’ Rally for Home Workers” are cemented projects that have made success in identifying issues prevailing in the labour market in terms of health care.

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The trend that brings a lot of dedication and responsibility for health concerns around the world. Gaycest is a unique series that focuses on step family members having a homosexual crush on each other. And while it’s already taboo enough, they need to keep it a secret.

The city of Lyon is another such region that proudly encourages all development and growth in this sector. Scholars, funders and leaders come together on the same table with a united aim of prioritizing health. More than fifty thousand jobs have been indulged in just for the sake of the field.

Tools

The National Health Data System is largely financed by the Government giving health insurance to many. WHO declared France to be one of the best givers of overall healthcare. Around 98% and more have their information stored on the database. This is managed by CNAMTS, RSI and MSA systems that together make the project shine.

Contributors

Not to be left behind, even the banks pipe in the money into the system other than the Government. Recently the ‘French Tech Acceleration’ was created to keep a whopping 200 million Euros separately for start-ups. Many companies are provided with initial funding by C.I.R. which also hits another arrow on the target of progress by promoting hiring of postgraduates. This also in turn benefits the employment sector where the youth get more chances to lead.

As France treads into the lights of healthcare for all, the world recognizes their potential too. In 2017, four prestigious institutes were distinguished between the top 25 best research palaces globally. There’s no stopping France from breathing freely in a world that’s slowly starting to choke up. Every country should get inspired and sort out their priorities like our fine dining French camaraderie!

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Third-Party Payment System

The third-party payment system. removes the usage of money paid up front for practitioner consultation. This strategy is in place to grant the access of those who can´t afford to pay the fee and wait for the reimbursement. Middle classes were having medical problems that ended up being urgent for not treating them on time.

Statutory Health Insurance (SHI)

More than a strategy this is the approach and the level on involvement that the French Government has over the healthcare application in France. This initiative is aimed to assuring that every legal resident in France (actively working or not) has access to health coverage.

Electronic Records (DMP)

The creation of unique electronic records for every patient is a strategy to make sure that all data related to treatments during the lifetime of a patient. This results in integral health coverage and helps to prevent epidemics at a national level. Duplications, exams, different diagnosis and extra costs associated with multiple consultations can be spared with the creation of this digital library of medical records.

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The Objectives

The project by its name in French was DMP which stands for dossier médical personnalisé and is nothing other than a complete electronic, digital health record for every citizen in France. Its inaugural moment was 2004 and since that moment €500 million were invested. The original objectives were several:

The Challenges

The first challenges that the healthcare system faced in terms of deploying the DMP program was IT-related. Most reasons given by doctors, hospital managers and other involved personnel were related to the inefficiencies of the computer program and the time-consuming tasks involved with the loading of the data. Since the creation of the program, many managers have gone by and also internet providers but none has yet met the specifications and demands of the health care professionals.

In the recent past, another obstacle is that most of the responsibility is in the shoulders of General Practitioners who are the least benefited from it. Also, they don´t receive any money for taking the extra task and uploading retroactively all the patient´s records to the system. This lack of enthusiasm and of incentive caused that only around 6,000 professionals are currently using the system and by the year 2015 only 500,000 dossiers (DMP) were created over a population of 65 million people.

Information Management

The main difference between the current day and the moment that the program was implemented 15 years ago is the data governance by the users themselves. In the current scheme, the end-user of the program decides what data is included, who can see it and when and where it will be published. For example, a patient can avoid putting on mental health records on his or her dossier and when it reaches the hands of the new practitioner, the professional will never know about those records.

The challenges, benefits and consequences of DMP correct implementation are many and not to be overlooked. The entire world will be watching the turn of events for France and wishing for the best.

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Healthcare Is A Political Issue

French Government treats the access and provision of healthcare as a national worry and is included in the agenda every year. Since the year 2001, healthcare is assured for all legal French Residents. There is a compulsory payment that is deduced from the paycheck of every working person. The 65 million people population provides the income that funds most of the healthcare system of the country. The government dedicates almost 12% of the GDP to healthcare which is one of the highest in the world.

The reach of the system is very wide and despite all the efforts being made by the national government, the access to health is very different not only for different economical stratus but also different parts of the country. Mental health access specifically is one of the most uneven of them all and it was reported that more than 70% of the psychotropic drugs sold in France come from general practitioners´ prescriptions. Big cities hold the highest amount of professionals and sometimes the distances and waiting lines in public hospitals can be long.

Not Only Budget

France´s budget for healthcare is very high, the sixth in the world and the third in Europe. But it is not only budget what the French society needs to achieve optimum health care for all citizen alike. There is a much more profound subject that has to be tackled and is very closely related to social inequality. Those coming from lower economic stratus tend to be more vulnerable and the prevention efforts done by the French Government seem to be useless or, at least, not as effective as they would like to. Health inequalities and social inequalities can´t be divorced as a subject of national concern and the French State´s effort could be directed towards extending the network and reaching those in more desperate need rather than concentrating on the big cities.

The principle of National Solidarity over which the welfare State in French is based on speaks about sharing the responsibility throughout the society as a whole and as such, it compels the government to reach out for those in need. The levels of obesity and lung cancer due to cigarettes abuse are way higher in the most vulnerable stratus of society. This is an indicator that concerns the health system.

Conclusion

Prevention as the first step of an integral health solution needs to be applied to those sectors of society where it is needed the most. The effort that the French Government is doing should be directed towards assisting those in more desperate need rather than flooding the big cities with state-of-the-art facilities for those whose wallet allows them to assist. Inequality starts with income and affects healthcare and not the other way around.

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Old Scheme

In the old scheme French people going to the doctor had to pay up front and then get reimbursed. According to the French Government, this presented several problems for the practitioners and the patients:

Third-Party Payment

With the implementation of the third-party payment, the access to health care shall be easier for all the population. One of the promises of the SHI was to assure that all legal French residents will have equal access to healthcare regardless of profession, income or social status. This is a move that, with the correct implementation could lead to a better access for all the population and the blurring of the social stratus differential lines that exist today in France.

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Statutory Healthcare Insurance (SHI)

France takes healthcare very seriously and every year almost 12% of the GDP goes to health-related issues. There´s a part of that budget that is dedicated to the care of the older, disabled and prevention and the other part is destined to the execution of the healthcare practices themselves in the hands of practitioners, physicians and such. This is the first big promise about the Statutory Healthcare Insurance: every legal resident of France will have equal access to the best healthcare.

While it is the big promise, reality shows differently and the healthcare system in France has a very distinct reach to different economical stratus despite government efforts. This is evident in many ways, for example the access to practitioners is radically different in the rural areas and the big cities. Not so much because of the budget dedicated to it by the government but basically because the system is not branched out efficiently enough. Rather than the amount of money is the money distribution that makes a difference.

Another weak point of the system is the mental health sector in which the specialists and general practitioners have uneven percentages of prescribing medication. There is currently a flat fee for the general practitioners that is different (lower) than the one being charged by specialists of a certain matter. This results in people going to mental health consultations to general practitioners because of a money issue. Furthermore, this increases the gap going against the very foundations of the system, because the ones who have access to the specialists are the ones who can afford it and live in an area where there is one available. No psychological treatment is funded by the State leaving those who can afford it in the hands of a psychiatrist and taking medication to solve any kind of trauma or mental illness.

Conclusion

While the healthcare system in France has a long way to go, there are efforts being made from the government to close the gap and have an integral coverage for all citizens. The importance of the SHI for French people is huge and it can be thought as a leap into a brighter future. The process of implementation will involve closing the gaps currently existing in the programs and when that happens, the population will be fully covered.

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