within the Assembly, barrage towards the rise in medical deductibles | EUROtoday

“Scandalous”, “unacceptable”, “unfair”… It is an understatement to say that the measure affecting medical deductibles, that’s to say these sums remaining the duty of sufferers for packing containers of medicines or medical consultations (we then communicate of mounted contributions), obtained an avalanche of criticism from the deputies who continued the examination, Wednesday October 29, of the invoice to finance Social Security.

From the National Rally (RN) to La France insoumise, together with Les Républicains (LR) or socialist elected officers, it took a short while for the parliamentarians of the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly to realize the deletion of article 18, offering for the enlargement of the scope of franchises. A warm-up spherical earlier than a vote which should happen within the Hemicycle, in public session, from Tuesday November 4, the examination having to then resume from the federal government’s preliminary textual content, as required by the budgetary process.

As a part of the 7 billion financial savings promised by the manager for well being on this 2026 price range textual content, the doubling of deductibles, mounted contributions, and their ceilings – presently 50 euros – ought to make it attainable to liberate 2.3 billion euros. The measure, which is unanimously towards it amongst affected person representatives and caregivers, was introduced in July by former Prime Minister François Bayrou (December 2024-September 2025). And very poorly obtained, after an preliminary doubling of those franchises in 2024.

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