Since recently there is a special health cover for "frontaliers" residing in France and working in Switzerland:

https://www.ameli.fr/assure/droits-demarches/europe-international/travailleur-frontalier-suisse

If you reside in France you will need to fill a French tax return each year and your contribution towards the health cover for a particular year will be calculated based on your revenue from the previous year.

The private health insurance in France for frontaliers used to be more expensive than the current state system.

Good luck!

Hello,

You have one option in Switzerland left with one insurer if you'd like to go on the Swiss health insurance, otherwise you will be on on the SECU in France. In any case if you are new to the area you have 3 moths to decide. It really depends on your salary what is the best option for you. Don't hesitate to PM me for all the details as I work in insurance and we deal with a lot of frontalier. Things changed a lot at the start of the year but you still have options.

Have a great day!

... 3 months, not moths, lol

So I can decide to pay the cotisation in France or go private in Switzerland? Do you happen to know what percentage the French cotisation is? Thank you!

Yes in France its 8% of your annual salary... I'll message you just now :-)

I just recently moved back from Mali and wonder about health insurance for an EU citizen based in France, currently unemployed but seeking work in Switzerland? 

Thanks for your feedback!

As far as our own case is concerned, if one has paid in for the designated length of time into the EU state health system [in our case it was 15 years in Belgium, despite that we are both British citizens] then after a certain time, one qualifies under the CPAM state health system in France.

At the moment, we pay our GP 25.00 of which we receive 17.00 back from the state. This prevents malingering. For operations and really serious illnesses, there is ALD which is for lengthy maladies [cancer, heart disease etc.] which is then free and valid for 4 years.

We have found the system to be absolutely excellent. Have both necessarily unfortunately had to be in hospital[s] but the care and treatment is first class and not expensive after the refunds.

If you need more information, feel free to contact us as we have been resident in France for over 10 years now.

For getting onto the Swiss system you'll have to get work in Switzerland first, but if your principle residence is is in France, for the moment you will have to get directly onto the social insurance there and to do that you will probably have to register as unemployed... hope that helps!

I've never paid into any EU state insurance - I previously worked in the US and Switzerland so it's a bit of a conundrum. I think I might have to go with what George B just replied.

Thanks a lot though!