<h2>Health and tax&comma; retirees' grey areas</h2>&NewLine;<p class="chapo size-11"><strong>French retirees who move abroad account for almost 10 % of the total number of retirees&period; Most of them do not do so for tax reasons&period; On the other hand, many retirees who worked in France return to their country of origin&period; A grey area remains concerning the amount of these retirement benefits, which "lack reliability" according to the Cour d'Comptes&comma;&period; d&rsquo&semi;of the total number of retirees;origin&period; A grey area remains over the amount of these retirement benefits, which "lack reliability" according to the Cour des Comptes&comma;&period; all the more vast as these expenses have increased by 1&comma;7 billion&semi;euros&comma; an increase of 35&percnt;&comma; between 2006 and 2015&period;</strong></p>&NewLine;<p class="size-10">Without private or mutual insurance in France&comma; you lose your rights, and if you return only for treatment in France and you plan to leave again&comma; the health insurance company will deny you your Social Security rights&period; You need to be well aware that just because you are a French expatriate does not mean that you will be covered&comma; even for serious health problems&period; Some French expatriates are not covered by the Social Security system;It's important to realize that just because you're a French expatriate doesn't mean you'll be taken care of, even for serious health problems&period; Some expatriates try to get around the law because they can't afford it, but leave their bills to the community...This is totally illegal&period; Overall&comma; retirees must weigh up the costs and benefits of their expatriate situation&period;</p>&NewLine;<p class="size-10">Health on the one hand&and tax schemes on the other&and less tax and virtually no income from their investments&period;</p>&NewLine;<h2 class="s2 size-11">Health and access to care is a priority issue for French retirees&period; What factors should be taken into account&quest;</h2>&NewLine;<p class="size-10">The financial aspect is a major issue&period; On the one hand, you need to be aware of the cost&comma; which will necessarily be higher whichever way you choose&period; Keeping a mutuelle in France&comma; join the "caisse des français de l&rsquo&semi;étranger" or take out private insurance&comma; there are additional costs&comma; even in a European country with a social security transfer agreement&comma; such as Portugal&period; <strong>Public medicine</strong> As for countries such as Thailand &lpar;2nd destination for French retirees&rpar; and Morocco &lpar;3rd destination for French retirees&rpar;&comma; you are subject to expensive mutual insurance schemes and very expensive treatment in private clinics&period;</p>&NewLine;<div id="divvideostepadtop" class="divvideostep"></div>&NewLine;
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