New Health Insurance Data Have Been Reported by Investigators at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) (The likely…

New Health Insurance Data Have Been Reported by Investigators at French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) (The likely effects of employer-mandated complementary health insurance on health coverage in France)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Investigators publish new report on Health Insurance. According to news reporting from Paris, France, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "In France, access to health care greatly depends on having a complementary health insurance coverage (CHI). Thus, the generalisation of CHI became a core factor in the national health strategy created by the government in 2013."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), "The first measure has been to compulsorily extend employer-sponsored CHI to all private sector employees on January 1st, 2016 and improve its portability coverage for unemployed former employees for up to 12 months. Based on data from the 2012 Health, Health Care and Insurance survey, this article provides a simulation of the likely effects of this mandate on CHI coverage and related inequalities in the general population by age, health status, socio-economic characteristics and time and risk preferences. We show that the non-coverage rate that was estimated to be 5% in 2012 will drop to 4% following the generalisation of employer-sponsored CHI and to 3.7% after accounting for portability coverage. The most vulnerable populations are expected to remain more often without CHI whereas non coverage will significantly decrease among the less risk averse and the more present oriented."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "With its focus on private sector employees, the policy is thus likely to do little for populations that would benefit most from additional insurance coverage while expanding coverage for other populations that appear to place little value on CHI."

For more information on this research see: The likely effects of employer-mandated complementary health insurance on health coverage in France. Health Policy, 2017;121(3):321-328. Health Policy can be contacted at: Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Elsevier House, Brookvale Plaza, East Park Shannon, Co, Clare, 00000, Ireland. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Health Policy - www.journals.elsevier.com/health-policy/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A. Pierre, Irdes, CESP, INSERM, Paris, France (see also Health Insurance).

Keywords for this news article include: Paris, France, Europe, Investment and Finance, Health Insurance, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM).

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