Wheelchairs will be fine fully repaid “by the end of 2024”he assured this Thursday evening in the newspaper La Croix (paid article) ministers responsible for health and disability to accede to a long-standing demand by associations. Catherine Vautrin, the Minister of Health, confirmed this Friday during a trip to Indre-et-Loire to see the chair manufacturer. “It’s time for a more inclusive society” Renaissance MP for Somme Ingrid Dordain reported on France Bleu Touraine this Friday.
“The timetable will be respected, this reform will take place” assures Ingrid Dordain. What takes time, the deputy explained “a classification that is now out of date and has not been reviewed for over 20 years”. We’re talking here terms of repayment, take into account all the specifics of the disability. Member for the Somme clarifies that the equipment prices will “framed” which led to negotiations with manufacturers.
Concerns about overcharging by manufacturers
Until now, the cost of the chair has been covered by health insurance and mutual insurance, s supplement for disabled people, “between 15 and 20% depending on people who need a wheelchair”. So the rest explains the current negotiations with manufacturers, builders, distributors, but also the government, health insurance companies and mutual insurance companies. The government expects a return to negotiations “end of May”to have conclusions in the summer.
The current goal is “set price limits” because fear is to have “overpayments”. “We will have to be very vigilant” explains Ingrid Dordain who refuses to give the envelope for this measurement.