2023-07-24 04:00:24
The question has been rising since the appointment, Thursday, July 20, of Aurélien Rousseau as Minister of Health. Could his arrival on Avenue de Ségur pose a problem when his wife, Marguerite Cazeneuve, has held another key position in the sector for two years, that of number two in Health Insurance? Conflict of interest, incompatibility, hierarchy unsuited to the treatment of certain common files…: the debate does not fall back among the actors of health and in the ministerial circles.
Au Mondethe couple claims to have taken the lead and come to the conclusion that there is ” no legal subject “, after an exchange with the general secretariat of the government. Provided, however, that the new minister “Renounces any decision that would concern the personal situation of his spouse within the National Health Insurance Fund”, as underlined, in a legal note, the general secretariat of the government.
« The mere fact of having a relative exercising his functions in another public body does not imply, for a minister, the existence of a conflict of interest between the public interest represented by the ministry and that carried by the body in question., can we read in this letter of July 20. This concludes that “the requirements of impartiality which apply to members of the government in no way preclude the spouse of the deputy director of the CNAM from being Minister of Health”.
Case closed ? Not yet. This situation justifies the organization of “punctual offset mechanisms” that the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP) must clarify. Already consulted by Mr. Rousseau, the independent administrative body should rule more officially in an opinion expected this Tuesday, July 25. On the side of Health Insurance, the ethics officer of the institution was seized.
Caution in government
In government, we remain cautious. Olivier Véran, kept on the spokesperson, also referred the case to the awaited opinion of the HATVP, nevertheless rejecting any ” conflict of interest “pointing out that the number two of the CNAM “works in the service of the public, not in a private company”.
While waiting for the last legal word to fall, Marguerite Cazeneuve, deputy director of Health Insurance in charge of the care offer – her official title – was discreet on Friday. An important day for the Health Insurance which has reached a conventional agreement with the dentists. To the point that some observers in the world of health are worried about his retention.
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