Bad news for the French.
The prices of their complementary health insurance could again increase by 1.5% to 2.5% on average in 2021, according to the French Mutuality, or even soar from 3 to 5%, estimates the firm Facts & Figures.
Estimates that do not take into account inflation linked to the insured's age.
"The tariff increases are largely linked to the 2% increase per year in health spending
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explains Albert Lautman, general manager of the Mutualité française.
This increase is itself due to aging, which leads to more absenteeism in companies, an increase in the number of people suffering from chronic pathologies, and the application of new treatments, often more expensive.
In addition, in recent years, a number of charges have been transferred to mutuals.
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The gradual entry into force of 100% health is also one of the causes of the price increases.
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