The "
100% health
"
reform
, which allows full reimbursement of certain care, has reached its target for dental prostheses, but remains below expectations for glasses, said Thursday the director of Social Security, Franck von Lennep .
Emmanuel Macron's campaign promise, the “rest at zero charge” displays contrasting results at the end of a year 2020 “
very heckled in terms of the use of care
”, recalled Franck von Lennep during a press conference organized by the Association of Social Information Journalists (Ajis).
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With 53% of dental prostheses at the
“100% health” rate
in December - and an additional 21% “
in the basket 'remains at moderate expense'
” - “
we can consider that we are really in the target
”, he said. he assures.
For hearing aids, fully reimbursed since January 1 only, "
it is too early to have figures
", but "
the first trends are positive
", with "
a sharp increase in the rate of use in January
".
On the other hand, with around 14% of glasses and 12% of optical frames, "
we can expect a little more
", even if "
there can be glasses without any out-of-pocket expense apart from 100% health
", depending on the guarantees of complementary health insurance.
"
In the network of mutual opticians, we are at a little over 20%
", rebounded Albert Lautman, general manager of the French Mutual, not convinced "
that this offer is correctly put forward
" everywhere.
“
We have had negative feedback on disparaging practices among certain opticians (where) '100% health' is equated with a low-end offer,
” reported Marianick Lambert, member of the board of France Assos Santé.
