health insurance for non EU immigrants from USA

furnitureman wrote:

Hello to all,
My wife and I are in our 70s and retired in USA and soon moving to Lyon, France...upon arrival, we will not be working/employed. We will be considered "pensioners" by French health care authorities. We are hoping someone can refer us to reliable information in English about French requirements for health insurance for older "pensioners" like us....we do understand the need to apply for French public health insurance after arrival but are still confused about the need for and cost of private health insurance. Hope you can help us understand...thanks.

Hungary not working out for you?

Bon Chance.

Or Bulgaria, so maybe he just confused about which country he wants to live in?

Hello, the best is to call the american ambassy in France maybe..

As a resident you should be able to apply for a carte vitale, then you will be insured.

French health care is way cheaper than in the usa.. A root canal here cost less than a hundred euros for someone who is not in the health care systeme, yet.. a visit to a generalist may cost you 23 euros I believe... so do not stress to much about this, it is way cheaper than in the usa ! And drugs are much cheaper, most of them free when you get your vitale card.

furnitureman .... please look at this website (google can translate it into English for you) :
https://www.ameli.fr/rhone/

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@poodlefan2

Your remarks go against the rules of the site. Furthermore, they are offensive and racist. Thus, the comment removed and Banned.

Thank you poodlefan...we feel the same way in the USA...Fluffy2560 and her friends spend their days chasing/heckling me around this forum...without once asking me why I have made similar posts on other country forums.

@Furnitureman : Kindly note that our expert Fluffy2560 and all our experts are here to help the members.

Usually, members show interest in a country or at least two countries and they give a clear explanation about their expatriation project. In this way, we are able to help them efficiently.

Your situation however is a bit different and unusual as you have posted on three different countries. Fluffy only wanted to know about your expatriation project to provide the help you require.

Once you will give a better explanation, we might be able to guide you in a more efficient way. 

Thanks,

Priscilla
Expat.com Team