The French respect individual freedoms even as they accept collective action to reach important national goals of social solidarity and equality. What has been the major cost of a government-run system in France?
a. An erosion of physician autonomy in making treatment decisions.
b. High out-of-pocket spending for the typical French citizen.
c. The high out-of-pocket spending, with over 80 percent of the population purchasing supplementary private insurance.
d. The increase in the incomes of physicians relative to those of the average wage and salary worker.
e. The long waiting lists for expensive medical services.
c. The high out-of-pocket spending, with over 80 percent of the population purchasing supplementary private insurance
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