“THE manual and electric wheelchairs will be fully reimbursed by deleting the remaining charge”said a first source within the executive, a few hours before the speech of the President of the Republic before the National Conference on Disabilities (CNH).
The funding will be “shared by complementary health and health insurance”, Who will increase its support.
Currently, social security reimburses a maximum of 5,200 euros for an electric wheelchair with options (which can cost up to 25,000 euros).
For their part, mutuals and insurance supplement this sum with amounts varying according to the contracts.
The departments, via the disability compensation benefit (PCH), can participate in financing up to several thousand euros.
Certain wheelchairs covered under “100% health”
According to a second source, some wheelchairs will in future be covered under the “100% health” scheme, which already exists for glasses, hearing aids and dental prostheses.
The measure might be included in the next Social Security budget and come into force on January 1, 2024.
