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Health insurance: mixed reception for the reduction in coverage for medical consultations envisaged by the executive
Health insurance: mixed reception for the reduction in coverage for medical consultations envisaged by the executive
(France 2)
In its quest for savings, the government is considering lowering Health Insurance reimbursement for medical consultations. The president of the French Mutualité warns of additional costs for complementary health insurance.
Medical consultations, currently reimbursed at 70% by Health Insurance, could see their coverage reduced to 60% from next year. A cost-saving measure that is widely appreciated: “We have to get the money from somewhere”estimates the customer of a pharmacy, who still says “shocked” by this decision.
As a mechanical consequence of this planned disengagement from Health Insurance, the share of reimbursement from mutual insurance companies would increase from 30 to 40%. A significant additional cost for complementary health insurance. “For a full year, it will be 1.2 billion more to pay”warns Éric Chenut, president of Mutualité française, who adds that “all contracts will necessarily be impacted”. To the 5.5% increase already programmed, an additional 2.5% increase linked to this measure would be added, which would bring the possible increase to 8% in 2025.
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