Grand Est. Reimbursement of spa treatments in the government's sights: "A social debate"

On July 26, while discussing ways to save 5.5 billion euros on health spending, the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, Catherine Vautrin , relaunched the debate on the reimbursement of spa treatments by health insurance. "We are going to question the maintenance of 100% reimbursement of spa treatments and medications whose medical service is low for patients with ALD (long-term illness).

His statement is fueling concerns, particularly in the Grand Est region. The spring-irrigated region has around ten spa resorts, including six in Lorraine alone. But for Jean-François Husson , senator for Meurthe-et-Moselle and general rapporteur for the Finance Committee, while the plan to delist spa treatments is indeed topical and the time has come to save money, there are solutions to relieve the health insurance system of some of the €350 million it is costing it...

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