The aim is to support the recovery in activity in healthcare establishments and meet the population’s healthcare needs in a context of inflation.
The rates invoiced to the Assurance maladie by healthcare establishments will rise, by +4.3% for public hospitals and private not-for-profit establishments, and by +0.3% for establishments in the private for-profit sector.
Marie Daudé, Director General of Healthcare Services (DGOS), told the Association des journalistes de l’information sociales (Ajis) that :
“The 2024 campaign is the first post-crisis, normalized campaign that marks the end of whatever it takes”.
These increases are part of a +3.2% rise in the “Ondam établissements de santé” provided for in the Social Security Financing Act for 2024, and will lead to a €3.2bn increase in resources for establishments.
The measure also includes the financing of nearly €1 billion in salary enhancement and attractiveness measures for hospital professionals.
These measures come at a time when public hospitals have returned to their pre-health crisis levels of activity, although their financial situation remains worrying, with a cumulative deficit up 50% to over €1.5 billion.
Hospitals say they are facing soaring costs, due in particular to inflation and salary increases. The private sector, meanwhile, is criticizing the near-stability of Social Security funding on a fee-for-service basis, arguing that this does not reflect the reality of costs and could lead to deficits for half of private-sector establishments this year.
