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Deconfinement: a free consultation for all vulnerable people at Covid-19

2020-05-29T20:43:24.458Z


This consultation, called "assessment and vigilance", is intended for people over 65 or people suffering from diseases such as diabetes,


People vulnerable to the coronavirus and people over 65 will be able to claim a free consultation with their doctor as part of the deconfinement, said Friday the Ministry of Health.

The creation of this consultation, called "assessment and vigilance", was announced Thursday by Édouard Philippe during his speech on the second stage of deconfinement.

It is aimed at "those who have not consulted their doctor during the confinement period and who must imperatively do so, in order to verify that their state of health should not be subject to special monitoring or measures or special treatment, ”said the Prime Minister.

"Ensure continuity of care"

Proposed by the doctor treating patients at risk, this so-called "complex" consultation, billed at 46 euros, will be "fully covered by health insurance", detailed the ministry on Friday in a press release, adding that the implementing decree had already been published.

Affected are people over 65, those with conditions such as cardiovascular history, diabetes, chronic respiratory pathology, chronic kidney failure on dialysis, active cancer under treatment, obesity or immunosuppression, and pregnant women with third trimester of pregnancy, is it stipulated.

This meeting should allow "to assess the impact of confinement on the health of patients and to ensure continuity of care", to "advise people, according to their frailty and pathologies on protective measures to adopt as part of deconfinement ”, continues the ministry.

Source: leparis

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