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According to a study by Drees published on Wednesday, the health crisis has further strengthened the support of the French for their model of care and for the welfare state.
The attachment of the French to their healthcare system is undeniable. It is even more marked than ever. This is what a study by the Department of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics (Drees) revealed on Wednesday on the basis of 4,000 face-to-face interviews, at the end of 2020. In full Covid pandemic, the French who had already placed the preservation of their health system at the top of their priorities a year earlier during the great post-yellow vests debate, persist and sign. In the DREES barometer, their level of support for the health model has never been so high, and their concern about its sustainability so strong, with half of those questioned believing that the system has deteriorated in recent years. years. A feeling that fuels fears: if three quarters of respondents consider themselves to be in good health, half say they are worried about not being able to be well cared for in the future in the event of a major health problem.
Sign of uncertain times, the intervention of the State in health is acclaimed. According to the barometer, 72% of respondents believe that“there is no reason to limit health spending because health is priceless”, and 77% that he is “normal that we spend more on health”. Above all, 64% of those questioned consider that it is “it is more important to maintain health insurance benefits and reimbursements at the current level than to reduce the Social Security deficit…