Hi, I want to move to France, what to know if it's true health insurance is free for residents?

Hi, I want to move to France, what to know if it's true health insurance is free for residents? I have a special needed child severly hadicap i want the best health care for him and i hear it's in frances, how true is this?
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Best health care is relative to what you need it for. The European Health Consumer Index report is probably the best place to compare the health systems of different countries and see what they are good and bad at. They rank the Netherlands first overall for 2009, followed by Austria, with France in 8th place. Sweden excels at quality and results of treatment in Europe, but falls behind due to waiting times (like most Nordic countries). http://www.healthpowerhouse.com/media/Ra… Health care is very low cost for Europeans in their own countries (not free, as you pay taxes towards it and some costs). As far as I can tell by your other questions though, it looks like you are American? Unless you have citizenship with a European country (specifically EU for places like France), you can't just move over and have access to the health system. You need a valid work/residence permit, which is very difficult to get. Within the EU, you normally need company sponsorship to get a work permit. This requires the company to show that the job was advertised, and no local or EU applicants could fulfill the job duties. This limits permits to skilled jobs that have a lack of workers in the EU (like healthcare and engineering) or to people highly trained and specialised in their field. Permits aren't even allowed for unskilled work or general labor. You generally need to be proficient in the local language, as you are competing against native speakers who will always be hired over a non-speaker with similar skills. Some people manage to get a transfer through the company they work for in their home country, but most did this when the economy in Europe was better and the permits were issued a little more freely. Now, with such high unemployment in Europe, it's even harder to move over. If you do have citizenship with an EU country, you can move for a few months to look for work, but you'll likely still need to speak the local language to actually find it. Once you have a job and are registered as a resident, you gain access to the medical system.
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