11:50 p.m., September 17, 2022
Prevention rather than cure, all the Ministers of Health have spoken about it but few have really done it, except for the fight against smoking. This is undoubtedly why François Braun smiles when he announces to the JDD that the French will now be offered by Health Insurance a free medical consultation at “three key ages of life, 25 years old, 45 years old and 65 years old”, “with doctors and health professionals”. “We are entering the era of prevention”wants to believe Dr. Braun.
This innovation is one of the key measures of the Social Security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2023, which must be presented to the Council of Ministers at the end of September. “Until now, there was nothing for adults, adds the minister. We are going to take better care of the children, who benefit from 20 examinations up to the age of 16, but also follow these generations during their lives. »
Cancer screening
From now on, students or young working people aged 25 will be able, he explains, “to take stock of vaccines, their physical activity, possible addictions or difficulties related to the start of professional life”. They will be alerted to the “need to have a doctor and on the cardiovascular risk”.
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The mid-life consultation, at age 45, that is to say when the risk of having a tumor increases, will allow to evoke “the need to participate in screening for breast, colon or prostate cancer”. “An assessment of physical activity and possible mental health disorders” related to the midlife crisis will also be on the program.
Finally, at age 65, the focus will be on “prevention of loss of autonomy, screening for cancers and all diseases that can be prevented”. It could also be a matter of ” retirement “, not always easy to live with. At these words, a new smile from Doctor Braun: “65 is the age of the third medical visit, not a scoop on the merits of the pension reform. »