The new law should make it easier for low-income households receiving certain benefits to claim free or discounted top-up health insurance starting in 2024.
Complimentaire Sante Solidaire (CSS) helps cover medical costs that exceed a country’s basic reimbursement standards.
most people use Mutuel or Complimentaire Santé This requires additional insurance, but CSS helps those who can’t afford it.
Beneficiaries must still register with a government-approved institution Complimentaire SantéBut the state will pay the company.
Financial contributions (less than the normal cost of living) are required for those whose income is not low enough. Mutuel) is required.
Read more: CSS, free or low-cost supplementary health insurance in France
Presumption of rights to CSS
Figures released last year showed that the uptake of CSS was only 44% of people eligible for it.
To address this, the Social Security Finance Bill 2024 proposes a simplified distribution of CSS for most beneficiaries:
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Adult Handicap Assignment (AAH)
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Inactive Allocation Subsidy (ASI)
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Specific Solidarity Allocation (ASS)
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Contract Term Assignment (ACEJ)
“Subject to meeting certain criteria, these groups will now benefit from presumptive eligibility for the CSS through funding,” the bill states.
read more: Why did UK and EU retirees living in France get their CSS health top-up back?
Implemented over the next two years
Individuals will automatically receive a letter offering to qualify for the scheme.
After that, you will need to return the “documents required for donation payment.”
The reforms are expected to be approved by the end of the year and will be implemented gradually starting with ASI recipients in 2024.
AAH recipients will follow in 2025, and ASS and ACEJ in 2026.
People receiving RSA income support are already automatically attributed to CSS.
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