Excerpt: In France, [one finds] affordable health care that's easy to get and easy to use. Medications are provided free or at a deep discount by the national health insurance system. National insurance also reimburses 70 percent of the cost of a visit to a doctor. The rest gets picked up by supplemental insurance .... Almost 90 percent of people in France have supplemental insurance, and it's often paid in full or in part by one's employer.  MORE >>