Created in 2008 under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy, the franchise on medicine boxes has since remained unchanged: it amounts to 50 cents per box of medicine.
On the other hand, its amount is capped at 50 euros per year per insuredbeyond which everything is refunded.
It is relatively little perceptible by the socially insured person who benefits from the third-party payment, since he does not pay anything immediately. The excess is subsequently retained by Social Security from subsequent reimbursements.
“New relationship with medicine”
There will be “probably a doubly“ of the franchise on boxes of medicine but “on ne don’t touch the 50 euro ceiling per year” to avoid penalizing, for example, people with long-term illnesses, explained Aurélien Rousseau on South Radio.
“We need to establish a new relationship with medicine” Who “is not a consumer good like any other”, estimated the Minister of Health.
The franchise on doctor visitscurrently one euro, will also “probably go to two euros”, added the minister, who is currently participating in the preparation of the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2024, the presentation of which is expected at the end of September.
Search for savings
The government is looking for ways to save money, to be able to meet European commitments on public spending, and finance the needs of hospitals and community medicine.
Aurélien Rousseau also indicated that there would be no no new increases on tobacco, while inflation weighed on the purchasing power of the French. But “Next year, I will come back with this proposal”he indicated.