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More French mayors negotiate top-up health cover for residents

If your mutuelle health insurance is becoming unaffordable there may be ways to reduce the cost

Top-up health insurance increasingly expensive for over-60s in France

The cost varies significantly depending on where you live, a new study finds

Free health top-up scheme reinstated for S1 holders in France

The subsidised ‘mutuelle’ for low-income UK and EU pensioners has quietly reappeared - time to reapply

Explainer: the CSS, France’s free or low cost top-up health insurance

Most people in France choose to ‘top up’ their healthcare cover through a private insurance provider but a system called complémentaire santé solidaire pays for this in some cases

Why going to the dentist in France is a lottery

The French healthcare system encourages dentists to recommend expensive treatments that are often unnecessary, says Samantha David

Could you save money with your French commune's health insurance?

The ‘mutuelle communales’ are group top-up policies for a town - 2000 communes offer them

Will French healthcare cover medical costs for a holiday to America?

Medical costs in the US can be extremely high so it is wise to check this out

Complementary health insurance in France: what it is and how it works

These insurance policies are designed to top up the cover provided by France’s obligatory health insurance, and the vast majority of people have one

Is there a cap on extra charges for healthcare?

I am confused about how the various charges taken off health reimbursements are calculated. I thought they would stop being payable after an €100 cap but month after month they never are. B.A.

Why can I not cancel health policy with a month’s notice?

My health mutuelle provider says I cannot cancel with a month’s notice but need to wait until the anniversary date. Do mutuelles not come under the same rules as other contracts which you can cancel with a month’s notice? J.G.

Can visitors to France have a mutuelle top-up policy?

'Mutuelles' are designed for people insured in the French system, however there are other policy options to look into

Hearing aids free in France with 'mutuelle' top-up insurance

French hearing aid sales are up by 85% as all basic models are now free for anyone in the French health system with top-up insurance

Personal alert systems 'téléassistance' boom in France

Personal alert systems for older people – téléassistance – are a growing area and there are several schemes that can help to pay for them

‘Massive’ rise in French mutuelle costs attacked

Rises of up to 12% in the cost of mutuelle supplementary health insurance have been attacked by a consumer group.

Zero to pay for glasses

People needing glasses will be able to get a free pair from January 2020 with costs fully covered by state healthcare and their mutuelle insurance.

Steep rises for health ‘top-ups’

Top-up health insurance prices have been rising sharply this year, with some up by 5-9% – and even 34% in one case, according to consumer group UFC-Que Choisir.

More details on Macron ‘zero charge’ healthcare plan

More information has been revealed on France’s new “zero extra charge” healthcare reform, which is set to come into force from 2019, and is being discussed in more detail this week in the Assemblée.

Mutuelles refused cover on age grounds

Several mutuelles have refused me top-up health insurance as I am over-75. What can I do? G.B.

One pair of free glasses every two years for everyone

First deals have just been signed, says President Macron

Macron bemoans France's 'crazy money' welfare spend

The President's phrase was widely criticised for showing 'class contempt'

Macron's 2020 vision includes free glasses

President unveils plan for fully reimbursed spectacles in two years

Free glasses and dentistry in France... for 2022

The change was an election promise of President Macron

Opticians: ‘Cut-price glasses plan not feasible’

An agreement must be reached this month

Patients foot more of their medical bills

Study finds that adults spent an average of €1,125 on healthcare in 2017

Ibuprofen affects testosterone levels, says new study

Taking too much ibuprofen too frequently can affect testosterone levels and reproductive health in men, a new Franco-Danish study has found.

Expected cap on cost of dentistry delayed for a year

The expected reduction in the cost of dentistry work in France, such as denture fitting and crowns, has been postponed for a year pending further discussions.

Health mutuelle

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Free health top-up scheme reinstated for S1 holders in France

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What medical insurance should I get to visit my second home in France?

What help is there towards top-up healthcare insurance in France?

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