A more “fair” mutual fund for residents?

According to an initiative by Céline Brasseur, elected to the solidarity and citizenship, municipal mutual insurance is today a reality with a partnership between the city of Chaumont and the ''Just'' mutual insurance company. “More than 800 people have expressed interest in this project”declared Christine Guillemy, mayor of Chaumont. The convention was signed this Monday, November 25.

Why sign this agreement?

The visit to a general practitioner will increase from 26.50 to 30 euros in France. And according to INSEE, the hope of vie increased by at least 2 years for men and women between 2002 and 2022. Factors that must be taken into account according to Philippe Mixe, president of the mutual health Just. “Living a long time is good, but living a long AND healthy life is better. We are here to offer a system of quality“. This project was born from the observation “that there are still too many people who do not have access to the care they need”, a noted the mayor.

The terms

Philippe Mixe, president since 2005, describes the mutual overall as a word that can “scary”, and maybe “difficult to understand”. He adds, however, that his mutual happens to be completely different from traditional mutuals. “We put values ​​of solidarity and commitment at the forefront by offering members the opportunity to benefit from their rights at every moment.” It is important to emphasize that this mutual insurance is aimed at all the inhabitants of Chaumont and Brottes but that “the City does not intervene in transactions between the mutual and the members“, the mayor wanted to clarify.

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“Living a long time is good, but good health is better”

This system, deployed nationwide, is based on a principle of group mutuality. “The more members there are, the higher the prices will be advantageous“. This contract, valid until 2026, offers five levels of guaranteeallowing each user to choose a formula adapted to their purchasing power. “We are not forcing anyone to join us, but we want to communicate about it” concluded Philippe Mixe.

Public meeting

Several representatives were present: the president of occupational medicine, social workers and also representatives of tenant agencies, including Didier Demange, 65-year-old retiree. He came in a personal and informative capacity for his tenants. “I am a former computer scientist, I wanted to find out what this mutual offers. To see if it can be interesting“.

This mutual now based in Chaumont, will organize an information meeting open to all at the A L'Affiche cinema, on December 4 at 7 p.m. Then, from December 9 to 13, an advisor will be present at the MDA (Maison des associations au Cavalier) from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. get organized on the Just insurance website, or by telephone with this number: 0 809 546 000.