Marine Le Pen wants to spend 20 billion euros to health

Reform of the Governance of the Public Hospital, 100,000 EHPAD places in addition “By 2030”, rising 10% nurses salaries, eliminating regional health agencies … traveling to Frejus, Thursday , the national gathering candidate has grown his first measures on health.

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The National Rally (NR) candidate in the Marine Presidential Le Pen announced on Thursday, January 20, on the occasion of a campaign trip to Frejus (Var), wanting 20 billion euros to the health system , including two billions over five years to “upgrade the salaries of caregivers” in the hospital. In particular, it proposed to reform the governance of the public hospital, to create 100,000 EHPAD places in addition “by 2030”, to increase the wages of nurses by 10% to reach “the European average” or Still removing regional health agencies (ARS).

“The evils of which our health system suffers are well before the current health crisis” which revealed “the structural faults”, estimated M me the pen at this displacement, accompanied Throughout the day of the Mayor Rn of the city, David Rachline. In particular, she went to an EHPAD to meet caregivers and caregivers, then at Frejus Central Social Activity Caisse (CCAS).

As highlighted in the morning In an interview with varnom , the far-right candidate has Affirmed on Thursday, wanting to “restore confidence in the public hospital”, providing them with the means “to be effective and reforming its governance”. In order to “reaffirm the state authority” in the field of health, M me the PEN intends, among other things, to delete regional health agencies (ARS) and entrust the guardianship of the hospitals to the prefects of region.

300 euros premium for caregivers

To cope with the shortage of caregivers at the public hospital, it also wishes to recruit “en masse” caregivers, claiming that “30% of positions are not filled.” The contendant to the Elysee – for the third time consecutive – thus wishes to set a ceiling of 10% of administrative positions. “Some administrative staff who have the skills will become caregivers,” she explained.

In order to revalue the salaries of the caregiver at the hospital, Marine Le Pen wants two billion euros over five years on this subject. The salary of nurses, already revalued during the segur of health, will thus increase by 10% to reach “the European average”.

Assuring that “100,000 beds have been closed over the last twenty years”, without providing its sources, it also reported wanting to establish a “moratorium” on the removal of beds at the public hospital. Promising “an eradication of the medical deserts” and believing that 7.4 million French people live today in a medical desert, the member for Pas-de-Calais suggests “strong financial incentives”, including a remuneration “modulated according to the place installation “and a telemedicine development, without more precision on the budget granted.

Marine Le Pen also announced that she wanted to put in place for caregivers “who take an assisted at home or who settle at home”, a premium of 300 euros per month. “The purpose of this measure is to help caregivers while promoting assistants’ home care,” she justified. It also proposed to create 100,000 additional places in EHPAD “by 2030”, as well as create a “geriatric emergency” service if it is elected.

Finally, the NR candidate also wants to “fight against the fraudsters” of the health system which, according to her, are, “almost never sanctioned” and reform State medical aid (AME), which allows to cover Medical care brought to foreigners “in an irregular situation”, which settles “one billion euros in budget 2022 against 990 million euros in 2021”.

/Media reports.