Spending on medicines would have been 1.2 billion euros higher than expected, according to The Echoes. If Bercy refuses to comment on the figure put forward, it confirms that a “risk has been detected” on this subject.
Is social security spending on medicines spiraling out of control? The year 2024 should end with a gap of 1.2 billion euros compared to planned spending, says the daily The Echoes this Sunday, November 17. Near the FigaroBercy confirms that“a risk was recently detected by the Social Security department concerning medication expenses in 2024”but refuses to comment on the amount of the excess.
A new hard blow for the government, at the heart of discussions on the 2025 budget which should make it possible to find several tens of billions of euros in savings in the face of the spiraling public deficit. In 2024, Social Security has already seen its deficit explode compared to forecasts: it should reach 18.5 billion euros compared to 10.5 billion euros initially planned, according to a report from the Social Security Accounts Commission .
“In transparency, Parliament was informed” of this overspending on medicines, “and the government intends to act quickly”we assure Bercy. “Amendments will be tabled upon examination of the PLFSS in the Senate in public session”which begins this Monday, with the aim of “to further curb spending to take this risk into account, in terms of liability”. According to The Echoesthis could involve an increase in levies targeting pharmaceutical laboratories.
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