the Ministry of the Budget wants to merge the vital card with the identity card

The identity card and the vital card merged in the coming years: this is the government’s project to fight against fraud to health benefits. These are tricky scams to measure, but estimated at several million euros each year. Today, 58 million cardss vitals are in circulation, of which 30% without a photo. A pharmacist admits that it is complicated to control all the time. “There are many people who come for a third person”, he explains.

“Potential access to cybercriminals”

The Information and Freedoms Commission is reserved, and submits its creation to several conditions such as the strict separation of information. The objective is to protect information, but it could create new loopholes. “You give with a single card potential access to cybercriminals who could hack into the computers of healthcare professionals”analyzes Benoît Grunemwaldcybersecurity expert. Some experts claim Also increased control of professionals in the sector, who would be at the origin 75% of the illegal practices observed.