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Thanks for the tip re CPAM web site, though still unclear what is covered in cases like public and domestic accidents, and eg an emergency appendicitus.   However, my question re insurance costs remains; why do premiums cost the same as in UK (PPP/BUPA etc) when the costs of consultancy/hospital accomodation etc is less than half AND the state pays 70% of this?? I might raise these as separate questions under this health care as I've been trying to get a clear answer for over a year.

A forum member has just mentioned on this subject that details for percentages of reimbursedment for different health issues can be searcehed for. I would be most grateful for details on this. I find the subject confusing, particularly the top up insurance costs, as it appears that premiums in france are as high as in uk but for far less incurred cost. eg. doctors and hospital care seems to be half uk (maybe less) and the state pays around 70% (100%in some cases) of the costs anyway. In the newspapers here the subject of health care costs and top up requirements seems always to be answered by health insurance sales people, so perhaps a little bias there?! Thanks for any guidance .

Thanks, thats a very useful website; I have noticed that the 'Sud Ouest' daily paper in its cinema listings for Saintes (Charente Maritime) adds the letters VO to some films.  This is not mentioned in 'allocine' perhaps because as you suggest there are no VO films this week.  Thanks again.

Does anyone know of any cinemas showing films in English in the Poitou Charente area?