2023-09-03 21:57:05
By Anne Prigent
Posted 2 minutes ago, Updated 2 minutes ago
With these appointments, the government is showing its desire to move from a health system centered on curative treatment to a system based on prevention. joyfotoliakid – stock.adobe.com
From October, a personalized plan can be established with a health professional. But some are skeptical about the usefulness of the device.
From October 1, if you are between 45 and 50 years old, you can make an appointment with a doctor, pharmacist, nurse or midwife for a 100% covered prevention consultation. These new appointments instituted by the Social Security financing law for 2023 will concern three age groups, considered to be key ages in life: between 18 and 25 years old, between 45 and 50 years old and between 60 and 65 years. It is therefore the 45-50 year olds who open the ball.
What will these preventive consultations consist of? The principle is that of a general assessment taking stock of diet, physical activity, addictions, sexual health, mental and social well-being, vaccines, oral health, but also housing and the environment or the violence suffered. “In practice, people start by filling out a questionnaire, which will then be analyzed with the healthcare professional”explains Philippe Besset, president of the Federation…
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