Avant de vous installer à Georgia, la question qui compte n'est pas « les soins sont-ils bons » — c'est « puis-je, avec un visa temporaire, réellement y accéder, et que se passe-t-il en cas d'urgence ? » Voici comment le système fonctionne pour un nomade, et où s'insère l'assurance privée.
En un coup d'œil
- Système
- Deux niveaux : public + privé
- Accès public (nomades)
- Non — assurance privée nécessaire
- Numéro d'urgence
- 112
- Consultation généraliste privée
- ~€15
- Soins en anglais
- Soins en anglais dans les grandes villes
Comment fonctionne le système
Georgia runs a tax-funded State Universal Healthcare Programme (introduced 2013) under which the government purchases care from a largely privatised network of hospitals and clinics; the Social Service Agency is the single public purchaser. The public scheme covers most of the resident population (free family-doctor visits, partial co-funding of specialist, diagnostic and inpatient care), while a large share of total health spending — around 48% per WHO — is still paid out of pocket.
Most hospitals and clinics are private for-profit facilities — the sector is dominated by a few vertically integrated corporate groups — and self-pay prices are low by Western standards, so temporary residents typically pay cash or use private/international insurance and self-refer to specialists. Larger private clinics and hospital networks in Tbilisi and Batumi (for example EVEX, Caucasus Medical Centre, MediClub) market English-speaking, expat-oriented services.
WHO/European Observatory analysis credits the Universal Health Care Programme with improving access and reducing the financial risk of inpatient care, but notes persistently high out-of-pocket spending (about 48% of health spending, above the WHO European average), catastrophic costs for roughly one in six households, and weaker primary care and service distribution in rural areas.
Bon à savoir
- Low self-pay prices: a private GP/family-doctor consultation typically runs about 20-60 GEL (roughly 8-25 EUR)
- Unified national emergency number 112 reaches police, fire/rescue and ambulance and operates 24/7
- Private clinics generally have short waits and allow direct self-referral to specialists without a GP gatekeeper
- English-speaking, expat-oriented private clinics and hospital networks are available in Tbilisi and Batumi
À surveiller
- The public Universal Healthcare Programme requires registration with a Georgian-issued ID document, so ordinary temporary-stay foreigners and nomads cannot use it and need private or travel health insurance
- Out-of-pocket payments remain a large share of total health spending (about 48%, higher than the WHO European Region average), with outpatient medicines a key driver
- Care quality and availability are concentrated in cities; primary care is weaker and facilities thinner in rural areas
- English is reliable mainly at larger private/expat-focused clinics; smaller or public facilities and rural areas may have limited English
- system_type is a judgement call: financing is tax-funded and universal, but provision is dominated by private for-profit providers and out-of-pocket payment, so it sits between a Beveridge model and a two-tier public/private model
🩺 L'assurance dont vous aurez besoin
Comme les résidents temporaires ne peuvent guère s'appuyer sur le système public, et que le Remote exige une couverture, l'assurance santé privée fait partie de l'installation — pas un détail à régler après coup. Nous listons les formules qui répondent vraisemblablement à l'exigence de Georgia, classées par adéquation.
Voir les formules admissibles pour Georgia →La santé à Georgia : FAQ
La santé à Georgia : FAQ
Puis-je utiliser la santé publique à Georgia en tant que nomade numérique ?
En bref — le système public n'est pas ouvert aux résidents temporaires, l'assurance santé privée est donc la voie à suivre. Most hospitals and clinics are private for-profit facilities — the sector is dominated by a few vertically integrated corporate groups — and self-pay prices are low by Western standards, so temporary residents typically pay cash or use private/international insurance and self-refer to specialists. Larger private clinics and hospital networks in Tbilisi and Batumi (for example EVEX, Caucasus Medical Centre, MediClub) market English-speaking, expat-oriented services.
Quel est le numéro d'urgence à Georgia ?
112. Appelez-le pour les urgences vitales ; les services d'urgence vous prendront en charge quelle que soit votre assurance, mais vous pourrez être facturé ensuite si vous n'êtes pas couvert.
Ai-je besoin d'une assurance santé privée à Georgia ?
Oui — au-delà de la simple prudence, le Remote l'exige (obligatoire en pratique). Voir les formules admissibles pour Georgia.
Sources
- Government When To Call 112 - 112.GOV.GE (Public Safety Command Center, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Government State Universal Healthcare Programme in Georgia (Ministry of Health content, distributed via UNHCR Georgia) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- International organisation Georgia on the path to universal health coverage, but gaps persist - WHO Regional Office for Europe (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- International organisation Georgia: the Universal Health Care Programme - WHO European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Media Guide to Healthcare in Georgia - PB Services Georgia (public-scheme access for foreigners, private self-pay context) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Media Healthcare in Georgia (country) - Wikipedia (system structure, funding and out-of-pocket context) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15
- Aggregated index Cost of a short visit to a private doctor in Tbilisi - Expatistan (indicative private GP price; crowd-sourced) (opens in a new tab) accessed 2026-06-15