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France: the Government Wants to Save Money on the State Medical Aid Scheme
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On Tuesday, 2 September, François Bayrou submitted two draft decrees to restrict state medical aid. This mechanism, which allows people in an irregular situation to have access to health care, is regularly targeted by right-wing and far-right parties. Under the cover of savings, the government, threatened by a motion of distrust in the National Assembly, plays a symbolic and political card.
Six days before François Bayrou's vote of confidence, the government proposes to review the State Medical Aid (AME) for undocumented foreigners
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Before the confidence vote in Parliament, the Bayrou government wants to tackle state medical aid, intended for undocumented foreigners. A hobbyhorse of the National Rally and Bruno Retailleau.
Two texts submitted to the National Health Insurance Fund, consulted by the AFP, aim to reduce this aid, which allows foreigners in an irregular situation and with very low incomes to have 100% coverage for their medical care.
Draft decrees reveal a desire to reduce the care provided by State Medical Aid, prompting strong reactions The government plans to review the conditions for access to health care.
One of the draft decrees subject to health insurance excludes, in particular, state medical aid "acts which are not intended directly for the treatment or prevention of a disease for major beneficiaries", according to Agence France-Presse.
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