The Minister of Health, Aurélien Rousseau was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo” this Thursday, September 28
The Minister of Health, Aurélien Rousseau is the guest of “8h30 franceinfo” on Thursday September 28. Bonus for medical regulation assistants, evolution of the remaining charge on boxes of medicines, use of 49.3 by Élisabeth Borne for the public finance programming law, proposal from the National Rally on endometriosis, he responds to Salhia Brakhlia and Jérôme Chapuis.
Premium increase of 100 euros for Samu operators
The Minister of Health, Aurélien Rousseau, announced Thursday on franceinfo “an increase of 100 euros per month“for medical regulation assistants, those who pick up the phone when the Samu is called. In detail, this is an increase”their specific bonus linked to their medical regulation function“.
These staff, on strike since July, “have a central role in our healthcare system” And “have a role in global regulation which is essential“, greets the minister. “Furthermore, they also had a legitimate claim on a particular grid” because “today they have the same as medical secretaries“, he recalls. Yes”we are not going to create a new grid“, measures will be taken which”will allow them to progress more quickly“.
The mobilized medical regulation assistants are also asking for hiring. On this point, Aurélien Rousseau hits the nail on the head. “The directors of establishments and Samu bosses, if they need to recruit medical regulation assistants, they recruit them. That’s not the subject I’ve heard the most in recent months.“, he says.
Doubling of the franchise on medicines: the subject “remains on the table”
“The subject ‘medical franchise’ is still under review, on the table“, it is not “not abandoned“, indicates Aurélien Rousseau, Minister of Health, on franceinfo, after the presentation on Wednesday of the draft social security budget. The doubling of the remaining charge on boxes of medicines does not appear there, although it is This is an avenue seriously explored by the government to save money.
“We are touching on extremely sensitive matters here.“, recognizes the minister, who recalls his “absolutely red line” : “That the people who need care the most, particularly people with long-term illnesses, who are already at the ceiling of these medical deductibles, are not affected, do not forgo care“. Currently, this ceiling is set at 50 euros per year.
“Obviously we will have the debate in Parliament“on this subject of medical deductibles, he adds, to the extent that”we have in the tables of figures which are linked to the social security financing bill a certain number of savings measures“.
Public finance programming law: 49.3 “is not at all a formality”
The 49.3″is not a formality at all“, affirms the Minister of Health, Aurélien Rousseau, after Élisabeth Borne took responsibility for her government to adopt the public finance programming law (LPFP). This is the twelfth time that she has done so, since that she is Prime Minister.
Aurélien Rousseau argues that this text, which the National Assembly rejected in 2022, had since “is the subject of quite a few amendments requested by the oppositions“.
Endometriosis: “an opportunistic proposal” from the RN
The minister denounces “an opportunistic proposal“from the National Rally on endometriosis, a subject”on which he never invested“.
Marine Le Pen’s party announced its intention to submit a text to the National Assembly on October 12 to “supporting women who suffer from endometriosis“One in 10 menstruating women suffer from very painful periods. The National Rally wishes to grant them long-term illness status (ALD).”fully covered by health insurance” and recognition of the status of disabled worker.
“It drives me crazy that the National Rally is coming to this subject“, on which “he never got involved”, reacts Aurélien Rousseau. “Women who are affected by endometriosis already have access to a long-term condition (ALD)“, he explains. The RN’s proposal “is counterfeit money because this measure is in place and the majority have carried it with other groups for several years now“, he says.
In January 2022, the government announced the first national strategy to combat endometriosis, a disease that is still poorly known and recognized.
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