English publications

Public health insurance (PHI) plays a major role in reducing inequalities in France. Its benefits represent the equivalent of 40% of the disposable income for low-income households in the 20th percentile of the income distribution. The latter receive higher reimbursements for healthcare costs than high-income households, mainly due to the poorer health of this part of the population.

DREES publishes a new study on trends in premiums of private complementary health insurance (CHI) contracts, depending on policyholders’ age. It illustrates the mechanisms by which the “100% Santé” reform contributes to increasing individual contract premiums, while taking into account the particular context of the Covid-19, which sharply reduced the benefits paid by complementary healthcare[...]