Minister Vandenbroucke’s Ban on Charging Supplements: Impact on Orthodontic Care for Low-Income Beneficiaries

2023-11-26 14:03:21

Ban on charging supplements for beneficiaries of increased intervention in 2024: this measure by Minister Vandenbroucke is supposed to protect low-income citizens. Perverse effect: in dentistry, and more particularly in orthodontics, some caregivers ask their patients to look elsewhere. Article reserved for subscribers Head of the Society division By Eric Burgraff Published on 11/26/2023 at 3:03 p.m. Reading time: 5 min

Marion, let’s call her that, like many young people her age, wears braces. Like her parents, she holds BIM status. A status what? BIM is the acronym for “beneficiary of increased intervention”: given their social situation, the family’s health care is better reimbursed than that of ordinary people. A fine example of the complementary solidarity that social security can demonstrate towards the less fortunate.

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