Can people afford to pay for health care? New evidence on financial protection in France: summary

Overview

This report assesses the extent to which people in France experience financial hardship when they use health care. It covers the period from 2011 to 2024 using data from household budget surveys from 2011 and 2017 (‎the latest available year)‎, data on unmet need for health services up to 2022 (‎the latest available year)‎ and information on coverage policy (‎population coverage, service coverage and user charges)‎ up to March 2024. Its key findings are as follows.