Tag #Complementary Health Insurance

What are the immediate financial and public health implications of including unproven medical practices in France's public health insurance?

France's 2016 law mandated employer-sponsored health insurance, resulting in 96% population coverage. However, a new contract covering non-conventional practices (homeopathy, osteopathy, etc.) for public employees raises concerns due to lack of scientific evidence of their effectiveness, as noted by the Ministry of Health. This coverage, costing nearly €1 billion in 2023 (a fivefold increase since 2016), may mislead the public into believing these practices are effective, while proven therapies remain underfunded.