The medically uninsured may wait until their illness reaches a critical stage before going to the hospital for admittance or emergency care. hospitals in the u. s. provide how much of these uncompensated, or "free," health care services per year

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.