Italian here. Our system is very similar to the French one. Pharmacies provide identical services including EKG holter sugar count checks pressure andother checks and of course we have the same card with centralised records and wherever you are they have access to your medical record your therapy and current state of health special medication like blood thinner and wether you are a pace maker r defribrillaror user.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and what you’ve learned. My wife are preparing for our imminent move to Brittany in the next few months. Vive le France!
Thank you, Adams Family, for an excellent video! Very informative. What are your thoughts about Expat seniors living in France? As retired educators (we helped a new school open in Lviv - Aug-Dec), we are exploring Poland (Dec-Jan), Estonia (Feb), and possibly France. So many fascinating cities: Lille, Nantes, Toulouse, Paris, and Nice. And they are beautiful and walkable. We seek a walkable, affordable, and comfortable place to call home. To generalize, most people we have met are friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Healthcare is critical for us. My wife Cindy has MS, so responsive neurologists are a must. I grew up in Los Angeles, working & driving 24/7, so the European pace is very attractive. Thank you. Dean & Cindy
Yes, picking a place is difficult. Our children's education was the biggest factor in our decision. In addition to a quality education, we wanted their second language to be an "international language." Also, because we are a racially mixed family, we thought it important to be in a racially diverse country. And our family activity has always been skiing. Although, I have Polish ancestry (and still a property interest in our ancestral home) the racial diversity and language eliminated Poland as a choice. Germany was probably our #1 choice because I lived there in my toddler years and learned the language (since forgotten) but we did not find a comfortable school situation (hampered by research limited to the internet). We went to France on a scouting trip and found a stiuation that felt right. We'll never know if we picked "the best" place but it doesn't matter because our lives better here than in the U.S. in nearly every conceivable way, It was a tough transition for our oldest son but it's finally working for him and he's probably a stronger person for it. Our dog is probably the only one that still prefers the U.S. suburban life (that being said, his walks here are much more high quality, a point that maybe lost on him ;-). Oops, sorry, I just realized I haven't even arrived at answering your question. As for seniors in France, or at least Grenoble France, I think it's a great place. Seniors here are very active. There's a robust english-speaking expat community. Alot of clubs centered around outdoor activities. As for healthcare, you can either do private insurance or pay the "cotisations" on your income or pension to be on the national plan. The "sticker price" of healthcare here is much lower than in the U.S., e.g., €25 for visit to primary doctor, €100 for MRI. Getting on the national plan can take a little while and be a little complicated but paying into the system is key. So when you read that you merely need to live here for 3 months, don't be fooled. Bon chance!
@@DeanRamserhopefully you ve made the choice of your best city to live. French here, i would not recommend Nantes. This city hits the news for robbery, illegal immigrants. Lille is nice but maybe too much rainy days😊
@@chantachum3556 Bonjour! We are now looking at warmer regions along the sea. We can travel to Estonia in the summer. Maybe near the Spanish border, like in Ceret. Or further up the coast in Toulon, or inland a bit into Aix-en-Provence. There are so many beautiful places. Merci!!!
@@chantachum3556 Bonjour! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We like the dry warm weather near the sea. Once in France, I expect everything will become clear to us. Merci!!
Thank you for this informative video. I am just starting my relocation to France as a retiree. I have different circumstances than you but all information is good. I am effectively a climate refugee and will be relocating once I get my Carte Sejour for the first year. Thanks again for taking the time to share.
Thank you for watching. "Climate refugee" - interesting. Where are you moving from? That factored in for us too. Unfortunately, I notice the impacts of climate change here as much as in Southern California.
I am moving from Fort Lauderdale, FL. We had a 500 year flood 3 years ago and a 1000 year flood in April '23. While my house didn't flood almost all my friends were inundated. My car floated away along with thousands of others. Yes, I see the climate changes in France but at least they are trying to do things to mitigate. Single use plastic is done soon, managed retreat from threatened areas has begun. Public transportation and the focus on local produce is amazing. Here in FL because we've abandoned local farming we get lemons from South Africa. I can't wait to leave this all behind.@@adamsfamilyinfrance
Thanks for the video. Very informative. As a soon to be retiring, 2026, in France immigrant/expat, is the French healthcare system available to my wife and me? Thanks. Loving your channel, subscribed.
My understanding is that if you reside here as a retiree, if you pay "cotisations," i.e. the french health care and social security tax on your income or pension payments, then yes.
hi, even if you only pay 25€ to your mersonal doctor, they have a very comfortable situation they have to pay the rent of the cabinet, taxes, sometimes a secretary salary, but they earn between 6000€ and 10 000€ per months !
Hello Sir thank you for your video my daughter & I plan on moving to Grenoble in August 2024 I’m retired & she has been accepted to one of the universities there…I was wondering how did you go about finding a place to live did you use relocation agency or real estate agent??
Thank you ! Great video! For someone who is not a French or European citizen, then could I enter the medical system and get a carte vitale? I am considering retirement there. I’m Asian American.
Here in Europe we dont differenciate btw races. For me youre an américain not asian américain/french . To answer your question the video did à good explaination. And if youre chinese descendant or cambodian, Lao, thai, i would advice to reach out to your community as they may be able to help
I like this video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
@@adamsfamilyinfrance Parceque trop d'anglais dans le sud-ouest qui ne parlent pas 3 mots de français au bout de plusieurs années et qui ont tendance à rester entre eux, l'immobilier n'est pas trop cher mais ce n'est pas tout ...
Oui, il faut apprendre parler Francais! Mais b’,coup les francais, qui habitent ici aux EU, ne se concernent qu’avec leurs compatriots! C’est tout a fait normale.
@@lescheissberg7521 The 46% cover more than that and it's the percentage of a salary cost more than a percentage of salary. Typical salaries have social charges around 21 % and can go up to 36% for cadres who will also have better retirements conditions. And those social charges are all solidarity contributions that are spent for the population as a whole, citizens and residents. One of the factors the American think Europeans are less generous and donate less to charity. Those charities are integrated to the earnings. And all other donations are a plus. But everyone working is contributing to charity at some level. While in the US, it's all private matters, so less funds and less people who can be helped.
My point was the health system is paid through people paying cotisations and not the €25 you give the doctor. A lot of Americans seem to believe that is the only cost.
@@Briochepepites Still not quite. Health costs are regulated. The health system is to alleviate the burden for those who contribute via their earnings in France. Doctors income are directly related to the prices set for each segment. Many people forget that and sometimes spend an hour with the doctor for simple consultations. Which lowers his income. That's why there are less practicians in less populated regions. Less patients who spend more time, means less income per day. Healthcare system in France was and is only a way to ease the cost of medical care for contributing citizens through reimbursements and copay. Unlike the UK where it is entirely free, thus entirely dependant on governmental funds, i.e. taxes and social contributions. There was a legitimate reasons for Sector 1 practicians to strike for the raise of consultation fees. And there is a reason why healthcare is not free in France and some countries. And that is to limit abuse of the system. Visiting practicians often let them earn more, and have no impact on healthcare budget when the patient is not eligible to the system. On the opposite, it translates to more reimbursement if the patient is eligible. And the trend of people seeing doctors for no reason or unnecessary reasons are only slowly and slightly decreasing. Not enough to have significant effects on the budget.
Thank you for watching. I think you have a point to the extent we are speaking to a French audience. However, as my original targeted audience was American, to them we are expats. Nevertheless, as EU citizens, legally, I think we may not even be immigrants. But the key point is that, whatever your status, you must pay into to the healthcare insurance via social security cotisations in order to benefit from it. For those who don't qualify, healthcare generally is much-much less expensive than in the U.S. and, in our experience, of equal or better quality. Accordingly, private insurance is less expensive than in the U.S.
Welcome in France American friends !
Hope you enjoy your stay !
Italian here. Our system is very similar to the French one. Pharmacies provide identical services including EKG holter sugar count checks pressure andother checks and of course we have the same card with centralised records and wherever you are they have access to your medical record your therapy and current state of health special medication like blood thinner and wether you are a pace maker r defribrillaror user.
Omg I am 63 and paying over 1000 USD per month for crappy insurance here in the USA. Can hardly wait to relocate. Planning to move to France ASAP
Thank you for a very informative talk, my wife and I are considering retiring in France and this information was very helpful
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and what you’ve learned. My wife are preparing for our imminent move to Brittany in the next few months. Vive le France!
If you have a moment, would you mind if I pick your brain about an issue we’re having? I’d appreciate anything you’d be willing to share. Thank you.
Great Video - We are an American couple who moved to France in October of 2022
Thank you, Adams Family, for an excellent video! Very informative.
What are your thoughts about Expat seniors living in France? As retired educators (we helped a new school open in Lviv - Aug-Dec), we are exploring Poland (Dec-Jan), Estonia (Feb), and possibly France.
So many fascinating cities: Lille, Nantes, Toulouse, Paris, and Nice. And they are beautiful and walkable.
We seek a walkable, affordable, and comfortable place to call home. To generalize, most people we have met are friendly, welcoming, and helpful.
Healthcare is critical for us. My wife Cindy has MS, so responsive neurologists are a must.
I grew up in Los Angeles, working & driving 24/7, so the European pace is very attractive.
Thank you.
Dean & Cindy
Yes, picking a place is difficult. Our children's education was the biggest factor in our decision. In addition to a quality education, we wanted their second language to be an "international language." Also, because we are a racially mixed family, we thought it important to be in a racially diverse country. And our family activity has always been skiing. Although, I have Polish ancestry (and still a property interest in our ancestral home) the racial diversity and language eliminated Poland as a choice. Germany was probably our #1 choice because I lived there in my toddler years and learned the language (since forgotten) but we did not find a comfortable school situation (hampered by research limited to the internet). We went to France on a scouting trip and found a stiuation that felt right. We'll never know if we picked "the best" place but it doesn't matter because our lives better here than in the U.S. in nearly every conceivable way, It was a tough transition for our oldest son but it's finally working for him and he's probably a stronger person for it. Our dog is probably the only one that still prefers the U.S. suburban life (that being said, his walks here are much more high quality, a point that maybe lost on him ;-). Oops, sorry, I just realized I haven't even arrived at answering your question. As for seniors in France, or at least Grenoble France, I think it's a great place. Seniors here are very active. There's a robust english-speaking expat community. Alot of clubs centered around outdoor activities. As for healthcare, you can either do private insurance or pay the "cotisations" on your income or pension to be on the national plan. The "sticker price" of healthcare here is much lower than in the U.S., e.g., €25 for visit to primary doctor, €100 for MRI. Getting on the national plan can take a little while and be a little complicated but paying into the system is key. So when you read that you merely need to live here for 3 months, don't be fooled. Bon chance!
Thank you for the welcoming and informative response! So many choices!! We may need more time to explore France!@@adamsfamilyinfrance
@@DeanRamserhopefully you ve made the choice of your best city to live. French here, i would not recommend Nantes. This city hits the news for robbery, illegal immigrants. Lille is nice but maybe too much rainy days😊
@@chantachum3556 Bonjour! We are now looking at warmer regions along the sea. We can travel to Estonia in the summer. Maybe near the Spanish border, like in Ceret. Or further up the coast in Toulon, or inland a bit into Aix-en-Provence. There are so many beautiful places. Merci!!!
@@chantachum3556 Bonjour! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We like the dry warm weather near the sea. Once in France, I expect everything will become clear to us. Merci!!
Very happy for you and your family. Wish all the best. A Parisian who is thinking to move to Grenoble
Thanks for the video, not planning on moving from California to FR currently, but you never know and we did love FR!
Thanks for the thanks! Your area of CA is super beautiful.
Hello from Oregon USA. First video of yours I've watched. Now I'm going to go find the one explaining your move from the US.
Thank you for this informative video. I am just starting my relocation to France as a retiree. I have different circumstances than you but all information is good. I am effectively a climate refugee and will be relocating once I get my Carte Sejour for the first year. Thanks again for taking the time to share.
Thank you for watching. "Climate refugee" - interesting. Where are you moving from? That factored in for us too. Unfortunately, I notice the impacts of climate change here as much as in Southern California.
I am moving from Fort Lauderdale, FL. We had a 500 year flood 3 years ago and a 1000 year flood in April '23. While my house didn't flood almost all my friends were inundated. My car floated away along with thousands of others.
Yes, I see the climate changes in France but at least they are trying to do things to mitigate. Single use plastic is done soon, managed retreat from threatened areas has begun. Public transportation and the focus on local produce is amazing. Here in FL because we've abandoned local farming we get lemons from South Africa.
I can't wait to leave this all behind.@@adamsfamilyinfrance
Thank you for the video, nice to hear a foreign sound about French medical care, I m from Voreppe nearby.
Looking good William, but cold. You are very generous toward the US healthcare system, which is a exploitive capitalist Hellscape.
Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video. Very informative. As a soon to be retiring, 2026, in France immigrant/expat, is the French healthcare system available to my wife and me? Thanks. Loving your channel, subscribed.
My understanding is that if you reside here as a retiree, if you pay "cotisations," i.e. the french health care and social security tax on your income or pension payments, then yes.
Vive la France !
i experienced both systems first hand and testify the french one is way better
hi,
even if you only pay 25€ to your mersonal doctor, they have a very comfortable situation
they have to pay the rent of the cabinet, taxes, sometimes a secretary salary, but they earn between 6000€ and 10 000€ per months !
Hello Sir thank you for your video my daughter & I plan on moving to Grenoble in August 2024 I’m retired & she has been accepted to one of the universities there…I was wondering how did you go about finding a place to live did you use relocation agency or real estate agent??
thank you😀
welcome sir
I do not see healthcare integration in the US now and never.
Thank you ! Great video! For someone who is not a French or European citizen, then could I enter the medical system and get a carte vitale? I am considering retirement there. I’m Asian American.
Here in Europe we dont differenciate btw races. For me youre an américain not asian américain/french . To answer your question the video did à good explaination. And if youre chinese descendant or cambodian, Lao, thai, i would advice to reach out to your community as they may be able to help
I like this video! Thanks to the author of the channel for this fascinating video! It is interesting to see how people live in other countries! It is very important to know foreign languages on such trips. I would like to recommend to all travelers a practical guide to learning foreign languages by Yuriy Ivantsiv "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages". This book contains a lot of useful tips on how to learn a foreign language for tourists, students, entrepreneurs and anyone who needs a foreign language in life. There are a lot of good tips on how to solve problems with the language from beginner to advanced level of language learning. It turns out that the traveler only needs to know a few dialogues and you can easily travel around the world! You don't have to spend a lot of time to fully learn a foreign language, you just need to learn what you can use when you travel. I wish everyone exciting travels!
How an American without French roots can retire in France ?
20 years ago it was even better...a little bit like in Cuba nowadays
Bien mais il faudra apprendre le français, c'est promis ??
J'essaie ;-)
@@adamsfamilyinfrance Parceque trop d'anglais dans le sud-ouest qui ne parlent pas 3 mots de français au bout de plusieurs années et qui ont tendance à rester entre eux, l'immobilier n'est pas trop cher mais ce n'est pas tout ...
on a pas le probléme dans le lot ou anglais , hollandais et autres sont tres bien intégrés@@louiskoenig9719
Oui, il faut apprendre parler Francais! Mais b’,coup les francais, qui habitent ici aux EU, ne se concernent qu’avec leurs compatriots! C’est tout a fait normale.
En tous cas jamais de la vie je n'irais vivre aux USA 😂
It’s not cheap if you contribute, I pay 46% social charges from every euro I earn so please don’t imply it only costs €25 to see a doctor.
What ? 0% contribution in the 25€ cost. Social charges are used for reimbursement. Don't mislead people with lies.
You don't mention that : in the 46% you have 28% for your retirement plan . 13% are for healthcare .
@@lescheissberg7521 The 46% cover more than that and it's the percentage of a salary cost more than a percentage of salary.
Typical salaries have social charges around 21 % and can go up to 36% for cadres who will also have better retirements conditions. And those social charges are all solidarity contributions that are spent for the population as a whole, citizens and residents. One of the factors the American think Europeans are less generous and donate less to charity. Those charities are integrated to the earnings. And all other donations are a plus. But everyone working is contributing to charity at some level. While in the US, it's all private matters, so less funds and less people who can be helped.
My point was the health system is paid through people paying cotisations and not the €25 you give the doctor. A lot of Americans seem to believe that is the only cost.
@@Briochepepites Still not quite. Health costs are regulated. The health system is to alleviate the burden for those who contribute via their earnings in France. Doctors income are directly related to the prices set for each segment. Many people forget that and sometimes spend an hour with the doctor for simple consultations. Which lowers his income. That's why there are less practicians in less populated regions. Less patients who spend more time, means less income per day.
Healthcare system in France was and is only a way to ease the cost of medical care for contributing citizens through reimbursements and copay.
Unlike the UK where it is entirely free, thus entirely dependant on governmental funds, i.e. taxes and social contributions.
There was a legitimate reasons for Sector 1 practicians to strike for the raise of consultation fees. And there is a reason why healthcare is not free in France and some countries.
And that is to limit abuse of the system.
Visiting practicians often let them earn more, and have no impact on healthcare budget when the patient is not eligible to the system.
On the opposite, it translates to more reimbursement if the patient is eligible. And the trend of people seeing doctors for no reason or unnecessary reasons are only slowly and slightly decreasing. Not enough to have significant effects on the budget.
KJ looks fresh even when she's schvitzing.
❤🍻😎👍
And the doctors and surgeons are far more competent than any in the US
Not expat: Immigrant! Just like the Mexicans in the USA.
Immigrants you mean.
Thank you for watching. I think you have a point to the extent we are speaking to a French audience. However, as my original targeted audience was American, to them we are expats. Nevertheless, as EU citizens, legally, I think we may not even be immigrants. But the key point is that, whatever your status, you must pay into to the healthcare insurance via social security cotisations in order to benefit from it. For those who don't qualify, healthcare generally is much-much less expensive than in the U.S. and, in our experience, of equal or better quality. Accordingly, private insurance is less expensive than in the U.S.