{"podcast":{"title":"France Made Simple","slug":"france-made-simple-6755861","podcast_index_feed_id":6755861,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/76d82c48/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.survivefrance.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/19838786/19838786-1727860969992-e9c5bb826b00e.jpg","author":"Catharine Sceats","episode_count":133,"summary":"France Made Simple explains everything you need to know to create a new life there for you and your family. Host Catharine Higginson draws on her personal experience gained from over 20 years of living and working in France and shares insight from specialist guests tackling subjects such as inheritance planning, property purchase and renovation, visas and insurance. And if you appreciated what we do, please feel free to head over to my Buy Me A Coffee page - buymeacoffee.com/francemadesimple - lots of free resources there too!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861"},"episode":{"title":"Top-Up Health Insurance in France: What You Actually Need To Know","slug":"top-up-health-insurance-in-france-what-you-actually-need-to-know","published_at":"2026-05-13T08:27:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861/top-up-health-insurance-in-france-what-you-actually-need-to-know","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/francemadesimple/episodes/Top-Up-Health-Insurance-in-France-What-You-Actually-Need-To-Know-e3ja4c8","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/76d82c48/podcast/play/119918408/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-13%2F424056754-44100-2-03c093bd26f1f.mp3","summary":"“100% covered” doesn’t always mean what you think in France. In this episode, we unpack the realities of top-up health insurance—how the system works alongside state healthcare, where gaps can catch you out, and how to choose cover that actually protects you. Straightforward, practical, and jargon-free.","meta_description":"“100% covered” doesn’t always mean what you think in France. In this episode, we unpack the realities of top-up health insurance—how the system works alon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/france-made-simple-6755861/episodes/top-up-health-insurance-in-france-what-you-actually-need-to-know/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/france-made-simple-6755861/top-up-health-insurance-in-france-what-you-actually-need-to-know.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}