Health. Medical Franchises: the Government Gives up Doubling the Ceilings in the Immediate Future, Rist Announces
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In an interview with the Figaro, the Minister of Health announced that the government was renouncing to double the ceiling on medical deductibles. However, he did not give up increasing the ceiling. - Medical allowances: the government is giving up doubling the ceiling, but not increasing it (Health and well-being).
The government is giving up the doubling of medical franchises this Wednesday. Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announces a more limited increase, calculated on the evolution of inflation since 2005
According to the executive project, the ceilings were to increase from 100 to 200 euros per year, but the Minister of Health announced in "Le Figaro" on Thursday that the government would set a smaller increase, contrary to what had been announced in July.
The Minister of Health acknowledged, on the pages of the Figaro, that the choice to double the ceiling on medical franchises could have appeared " brutal".
In order to curb the growth of health spending, the government announced almost a month ago that it would double the maximum amount of deductibles from 100 to 200 euros per year. The Minister of Health admitted that this choice could have appeared "absolute".
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