France pushes ahead with changes to carte vitale health card
Briefly

In recent years, French politicians have proposed transitioning the carte vitale, a crucial tool for accessing state-funded healthcare, online. While the cost of digitizing the entire population's health cards is daunting, the 2025 Budget includes a plan for a biometric version of the card. This digital system aims to combat healthcare fraud but will remain optional initially. The implementation will leverage the existing France Identité platform, allowing citizens to have both digital and physical versions of their cards. The project had been considered before but faced rejection due to high costs.
The French healthcare budget proposes a biometric version of the carte vitale, aiming to reduce fraud despite the high costs of digitizing the health card for all citizens.
Despite the challenges of digitization and concerns over cost, the 2025 budget plan to digitize the carte vitale highlights a significant shift in how healthcare access is managed.
Read at The Local France
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