Plus 7.3% in 2021. Plus 12.8% in 2022. Plus 12.9% in 2023. And even +15.5% in 2024. The increases in his health insurance by Alain, who has been retired since 2020, are enough to make you dizzy. In four years, his monthly contribution to Axa for himself and his wife has risen from €220 to €347. That's +58%! "The price is becoming prohibitive," denounces this resident of Loire-Atlantique. Since we own our own home, health insurance has even become the main item of recurring expenses after food. »
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And it is far from being the only one to have to deal with these astronomical increases, which are much more severe than the 8.1% announced in mid-December by the Mutualité française for 2024. On the front line are pensioners. "When I received our schedule, I was stunned," says Vincent, a former metallurgical engineer who lives in the Var with his wife, Dominique. We have had annual increases of 3, 4% or 5% until now, but never such a crazy increase. Their bill will soar by 40% in 2024 with 360 euros to be paid each month compared to 258 euros last year. That's an additional €1,200 over the year.
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