# Leaving USA for someplace saner- easier said than done? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-usa-for-someplace-saner-easier-said-than-done/1009810 "2024-11-06T20:05:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 230
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> [@wguy123](#): > > I have no idea why this preview is blank. It is a WSJ article, reposted on MSN, titled " Americans are leaving the US in record numbers". The insane cost of health care / health insurance in the US alone has got me thinking of relocating somewhere else upon retirement. [This YT video short comparing US to French health care](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H8roBeTjpsA?feature=share) is crazy. Summary for those who don’t wish to watch the video: it’s a healthcare example for if you happen to get bit by a bat-- it’s cheaper (according to this video) to fly round-trip to France, stay in a hotel for two weeks and get the rabies shots at full cost without French health insurance than it is to get rabies shots in the US _ **with** _ health insurance. That video was particularly relevant to me since I was given advice to get the shots a few months ago after I [posted about my own ‘bat in the house’ experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-tell-for-sure-whether-or-not-i-have-bats-in-my-belfry-non-metaphorical/1025211) (spoiler alert: did not get the shots, did not come down with rabies…so far 😬). --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-usa-for-someplace-saner-easier-said-than-done/1009810)._