Bridge, crown, inlay-core… As many dental prosthesis whose pose can hurt the wallet, depending on the city where you live. Review 60 million consumers analyzed the prices of dental care in 40 French cities based on the price data posted online by the Health Insurance for the main prosthetic treatments. The observation is clear: the disparities are striking in terms of prices with price differences of up to 30% from one city to another, according to the magazine. The magazine takes the example of the installation of a ceramic-metallic crown, the widespread type of crown, to illustrate the phenomenon: “the most frequent price of this act in Nîmes, the cheapest of the forty cities in our sample, is €519; while in Paris, it is €704. That is more than 30% difference between the two cities”, underline the authors of the survey published in the February edition of 60 Million of consumers.
Where do you have to go in France to pay the least “salty” bill for dental prostheses? The lowest rates are charged in the Great West (Pays-de-la-Loire and Brittany). Conversely, it is (unsurprisingly) in the Paris region and in certain large cities around the Mediterranean that prices are rising the most.
The “rest at zero charge”, a measure in the pipes?
The assumption of responsibility by the Secu does not change much: the installation of a ceramic-metallic crown is only reimbursed up to €75.25 (i.e. 70% of €107.50) by the “Secu “, recalls the investigation. If mutual and complementary health reimburse these acts differently, this coverage rarely includes the entire amount paid by the patient.
This unequal situation which raises the question of access to care must be on the menu of the consultations initiated by the Minister of Health, Agnès Buzyn, further specifies the review. This pleads for full coverage of certain care, including dental care (“remains at zero charge”for certain insured persons). While waiting to know the outcome of this campaign promise by Emmanuel Macron, 60 million consumers invite them to “take the time to compare prices before hiring” dental care.
[#ResteAChargeZéro] : I no longer want French people to give up care for financial reasons. We will offer a basket of necessary and quality care that will be fully covered. They will meet medical needs and a legitimate social expectation pic.twitter.com/WqbDhCHP0q
— Agnes Buzyn (@agnesbuzyn) January 23, 2018
Dental prostheses: it hurts… the wallet! Our study on dentist fees https://t.co/HdGsb8GpRK
— 60 million (@60million) January 25, 2018
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