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Consultation with the doctor: the remaining cost will double
Consultation with the doctor: the remaining cost will double
(France 2)
The government is looking for savings. Doctor’s consultations will soon be less well reimbursed, since the remaining costs will double. This also concerns radios and analyzes
For a visit to the doctor for 26.50 euros, the part reimbursed by Social Security is 17.55 euros. It will be 16.55 euros in a month, because the remainder will double. This concerns consultations, x-rays, analyzes but not the actions of the dentist, midwife, physiotherapist, nurse or surgery. For some doctors, this is a false good response to the health insurance deficit.
486 million euros in savings
This represents 486 million euros in savings for Social Security. Savings on deductibles for medicines and medical transport have been multiplied by two. Ineffective measures for a health economist. “It absolutely does not make the French responsible for their health spending, and it is a tax that weighs on sick people from the middle class”, he explains. Minor patients, pregnant women and beneficiaries of the old CMU will not be affected by this measure.
