Aid increaseEndedSocial security and healthcareNational

Supplementary health insurance aid (ACS): full third-party payment and exemption from medical deductibles

The 2015 Social Security Financing Act extends third-party payment to recipients of the aid for supplementary health insurance (ACS): they no longer advance costs for either the statutory health insurance share or the share covered by their supplementary policy, when that policy is one of the offers selected by tender (2014 Social Security Financing Act). Until 31 December 2015, third-party payment on the supplementary share is limited to minimum coverage levels. The act also exempts ACS recipients from flat-rate co-payments and medical deductibles.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Michel Sapin
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Marisol Touraine
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances
Costs 15 m €/yr2016 estimate · Social security
Source of the estimate: PLFSS 2015, annexe 10 (évaluations préalables), article 29 (tiers payant pour les bénéficiaires de l'ACS) (Indirect official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
1 July 2015

Measure impact

Applies to ACS recipients, households whose income slightly exceeds the CMU-C ceiling. From 1 July 2015, they receive third-party payment from health professionals and no longer pay the €1 flat-rate co-payment or medical deductibles. ACS was merged with CMU-C into the complémentaire santé solidaire on 1 November 2019.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2014-1554 du 22/12/2014 (LFSS 2015), art. 41 et 42 ; décret n° 2015-770 du 29/06/2015
Official Journal: JORF n° 0297 du 24 décembre 2014

Procedure timeline

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Completed
1 July 2015

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Entrée en vigueur du tiers payant intégral et de l'exonération des franchises pour les bénéficiaires de l'ACS.
Completed
30 June 2015

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Publication du décret n° 2015-770 du 29 juin 2015 fixant les modalités du tiers payant pour les bénéficiaires de la CMU-C et de l'ACS.
Completed
22 December 2014

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2014-1554 de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2015, publiée au Journal officiel du 24 décembre 2014.
Completed
18 December 2014

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2014-706 DC du 18 décembre 2014 sur la loi de financement de la sécurité sociale pour 2015.