On the occasion of the Assises of mental health and psychiatry which took place Monday and Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron announced several measures relating to mental health including the reimbursement of consultations with psychologists by Social Security on medical prescription to from 2022.
What are the conditions for the next reimbursement of consultations with psychologists?
At the closing of the Assises of mental health and psychiatry which took place this Tuesday, September 28, President Emmanuel Macron announced the reimbursement of consultations with psychologists from 2022. Currently being tested in four departments, the reimbursement of consultations was claimed by the profession while “ the pandemic revealed the importance of the topic of mental health »He clarified.
The payment of consultations with psychologists by the Health Insurance will be subject to certain conditions. Indeed, consultations with liberal psychologists will be reimbursed for the entire population on medical prescription. It will be valid from the age of three and will be carried out ” as part of a consultation package, which can be renewed if the medical prescription suggests it “. More precisely, the amount of the first consultation will be set at 40 euros, then at 30 euros for the seven others provided for in the package.
800 jobs will be created in medico-psychological centers
In addition to reimbursement for consultations with psychologists, the Head of State also announced a series of measures to improve access to mental health care. Among them, he declared that 800 positions will be created, from next year, in medico-psychological centers with a view to “ minimize waiting times »In the territories which are the most in tension. In this regard, he noted that these waiting times are currently ” more than eighteen months, during which obviously the health of the suffering people deteriorates “.
In addition, Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of 20 mobile teams for the care of the elderly in nursing homes and in medico-social structures as well as the establishment of a teenagers’ center in each department and 100 places in therapeutic family welcome over two years. Finally, he declared that under the fourth program of investments for the future, 80 million euros will now be “dmental health “. According to him, the innovations generated, particularly in neurosciences, artificial intelligence or medical devices, will allow ” improvements in daily care and a transformation of our practicess ”.
