Adjusting to life in a new country can be difficult. Along with new cultural customs, food, and language, there’s a new health care system to get used to.

In this episode Shanoor speaks with Natacha Lemaire of the French Ministry of Health. Natacha spent a year in the U.S. on a fellowship, and experienced multiple moments of surprise and frustration as she learned to navigate the U.S. health system to care for herself and her family.

Coming from France, where everyone has coverage, Natacha was struck by the high costs of care in the U.S., the lack of transparency around prices, and the frequency with which medical tests were ordered for her and her family.  

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