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Who has to pay the Puma healthcare tax in France?

Early-retirees who move to France can join its health system but some have to pay for it

An overview of the French healthcare system in 2021

High-quality, accessible, and affordable, the French healthcare system is widely considered exemplary and one of the best in the world. Find out what is covered, and how

Big cat spotted 50km away from Pas-de-Calais puma sightings

Authorities could not catch the animal and were unable to determine whether it is the same one that was spotted in Auxi-le-Château a fortnight ago

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Search for Pas-de-Calais puma recalls hunt for other big cats in 2000

Several people spotted the ‘two round heads’ and ‘yellow almond-shaped eyes’ of a pair of mysterious large cats roaming near Amiens 21 years ago

Update: Pas-de-Calais puma can be caught, say French wildlife groups

Wildlife experts have criticised the way in which authorities have attempted to capture the animal and offered their assistance to the search operation

Petition condemns decision to shoot puma on loose in north France

Pas-de-Calais’ prefecture has authorised the killing of the animal if it cannot be caught and says it will be impossible to tranquilise it

Can an Irish early-retiree join Puma?

I am a retired Irish citizen and will be retiring to France – I’m an ‘early retiree’ so don’t have a state pension or S1 form yet. Will I be able to join the French Puma healthcare system? H.S.

Make sense of… France’s Puma health system

The idea behind France’s Puma system is that healthcare rights come automatically with right of residency.

Déja vu as Puma bills arrive...

Connnexion is again hearing of isolated cases of state pensioners who are due “free” healthcare in France under the European S1 scheme being sent Cotisation subsidiaire maladie (Puma) bills by Urssaf.

Can my wife become a dependant on my S1 form?

I am now 65 and have an S1 health form. I am covered as a dependant of my wife who is self-employed in France but is thinking of stopping. Can I join the Puma system and can my wife then be my dependant? P.T.

Puma

Who has to pay the Puma healthcare tax in France?

An overview of the French healthcare system in 2021

Big cat spotted 50km away from Pas-de-Calais puma sightings

Search for Pas-de-Calais puma recalls hunt for other big cats in 2000

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