Law passed to transform top-up health insurance

The National Assembly has passed a bill that transforms supplementary health insurance, a flat-rate monthly payment that is voluntary but needed for most health services, into a mandatory contribution attached to regular health insurance premiums. From next year, the payments will no longer be collected by private insurers.

The reformed system is scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2024. In the meantime, the supplementary health insurance premium, now collected by three private insurance companies, has been frozen at just over €35 per month.

The mandatory contribution will...