The government has started the process of doubling franchises for medicine boxes, paramedical interventions, medical transport, consultations and biological examinations, which will be effective from the end of March, Bercy and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Solidarity announced on Monday January 22nd , known.
“The government is launching consultations” necessary, and “The new deductibles and fixed contributions should come into force” End of March for the franchise part and ” from here [à] early June” The two ministries also explained this in a joint press release. The annual upper limit is 50 euros for people suffering from a serious illness “is waiting”they added.
In doing so, the government is formalizing a measure that has been discussed since the fall but has been widely criticized by opposition parties and patient associations. The deductible is doubled and increases to one euro for medication boxes, paramedical interventions and flat-rate contributions, to two euros for medical interventions and consultations, medical-biological examinations and analyzes and to four euros for patient transport.
Around 800 million euros
There are no deductibles or fixed contributions “To minors, to women who receive maternity insurance” And “to beneficiaries of a supplementary solidarity health insurance”the ministry recalled.
Emmanuel Macron expressed his support for this measure at his press conference last week. “To say that we will go from 50 [centimes] for 1 euro » per pack of medication, “I don’t feel like we’re committing a terrible crime, but I think it increases responsibility and that it’s a good measure.”he had estimated. “Medicine, care, medications, they don’t cost anything” he said. The social protection system “Does a lot, almost everything”.
According to government estimates, the measure will bring in 800 million euros. The executive branch needs this money to achieve its associated financial goals “Responsibility of the policyholder” provided for in the social security budget for 2024.
