140 Financing health care in the European Union Fig. A18 Breakdown of the percentage of total expenditure on health in France by main contribution mechanisms, 1996 and 2005 80
73.7
75.7
70 60 50
1996
% 40
2005
30 20 10
12.4 2.4
12.8
10.5
7.4
3.4
1.0
0.8
0 Tax
Social insurance
Private insurance
OOP payments
Other
Source: WHO 2007b. Note: The actual level of tax finance for health is much higher than shown, but because some of it is channelled through the statutory health insurance scheme it is classed as “social insurance”.
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