Health spending : the drug in the diet

Jacques Witt / Sipa/SIPA

Published the 28.09.2017 at 17h46

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The objective is ambitious and will require belt-tightening. The government plans to reduce the social Security deficit of € 3 billion for the year 2018. It would then amount to 2.2 billion, against € 5.2 billion in 2017, representing ” the lowest level since 2001 “, has raised the minister of Solidarity and of Health during the presentation of the draft law of financing social security (PLFSS 2018) this Thursday, September 26, alongside Gérald Darmanin, minister of the Action and of the Public Accounts.

The efforts will affect mostly the health insurance branch, with the aim of reducing deficit of – € 4.1 billion in 2017 to $ 800 million in 2018.
The branch for old-age will also be put to contribution (of 1.3 billion, 200 million). “We are clearly on a path of return to balance in 2020,” said the minister of Health.

Source : Evolution of the deficit of the general Regime (RG) and the old age solidarity Fund (FSV), press kit PLFSS 2018

Economy on drugs

To achieve this, the government is counting on the completion of more than 4 billion euros in savings. The post drugs and medical devices will be the most affected, with nearly 1.5 billion euros of savings expected. “We consume overall, too much medication, but not enough of generic. Efforts will therefore be needed to reach our european neighbours, ” said Agnes Buzyn. Drug prices will be reduced, generics are promoted and some specialities, the profits of which are deemed to be inadequate will be déremboursées.

To fill the ” hole Security “, new recipes have also been found. The increase of 2 euros on the package the hospital at the 1 January 2018 should report to health facilities more than 200 million euros in 2018. A sum fully supported by the mutual.
“Today, 95 % of the French have agreed to a contract of mutual, which supports this package,” said the minister, ensuring that these bodies are able to absorb this increase without an increase in the contract rates. “With the aging of the population, there are more patients in the condition long-term supported 100% by health Insurance, which releases margins for the mutual “, she describes.