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French turn to UK for health care insurance

Thousands of French people have taken out private insurance with UK companies amid growing frustration with 'sick' public system.

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Tens of thousands of French people have quit the country's debt-ridden national health service and taken out private insurance with British companies, after losing faith in their "sick" welfare state, reports The Telegraph.

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