Progress is “slower” in optics and the first sanctions will soon fall on the businesses found at fault, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
Ten million French people have been able to benefit from dental care, glasses or hearing aids fully reimbursed by Medicare and their complementary health insurance, since the launch of the “100% health” reform, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. Health. Thanks to this reform which came into force gradually between 2019 and 2021, “we are in the process of eradicating the renunciation of care for financial reasons”, welcomed the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, on LCI.
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According to his firm, the results are “beyond expectations” in the dental sectors (where more than one out of two prostheses is now fitted without “remaining charge”) and hearing (where sales are exploding with nearly 4 devices out of 10 fully reimbursed by Social Security and mutuals). On the other hand, “the rise in load is slower” among opticians, who still sell less than one pair of glasses in five at the “100% health” price.
“The reform costs more” than the billion euros originally planned
Ransom for success, “the reform costs more” than the billion euros originally planned, but the ministry sees the effect of “catching up on care” and is now counting on “more moderate progress”. The fraud prevention investigation (DGCCRF), which has checked some 700 optical and hearing brands since the end of 2020, is now complete and its report “will be published in the first quarter”. But the administration has already “proceeded to reports for the most serious breaches”.
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For its part, the Health Insurance will put in place penalties by the summer, of up to 4% of turnover “for those who derogate from the obligation to present a quote or an offer 100% healthy”.