"Austerity is paid for today in the dead, in our hospitals, " said Arnaud Montebourg learnedly a few days ago in Liberation . However, France is one of the countries that spends the most on health. In 2018, consumption of healthcare and medical goods (CSBM) reached 203.5 billion euros, or 3,037 euros per capita, representing 8.6% of GDP, according to Drees. The bill increases to 260 billion euros if we add long-term care, daily allowances, the functioning of research ... In short, everything that constitutes current health expenditure (DCS), larger aggregate , used for international comparisons.
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Put to end, health spending in France represents a total of 11.3% of GDP, the highest proportion of the European Union with Germany (11.2%), well above the average from the EU (9.8%), according to the OECD. The hospital is the first item of expenditure with 32% of the total, above the EU average (29%), ahead of
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