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My grand-parents, at 86 and 87, recently had multiples surgeries: eyes, hips, pacemakers... They are quietly approaching the bionic state.

Those are costly procedures, taking place in public hospitals without any extra. Yay for socialized medecine !

Which brings me to my question : what kind of surgeries can't you get at 80+ years old in France ?

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There aren't any. The parent to this thread doesn't know what they're talking about. :)

It's just a way that the media/government gets people to accept their poor health care situation: it's better! and you couldn't get it anywhere else! The high costs? That's just the way things are, never mind these examples in every other developed country in the world.

All of this is bullshit.

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