PLFSS 2027: the government presents its measures to reduce the social security deficit

“Our social security model protects us, we must protect our social model.” This is how, this Thursday, October 1, the Minister of Health, Stéphanie Rist, presented to the press the main measures of the social security financing bill (PLFSS) for 2027, which provides for significant efforts to reduce the deficit to 12.7 billion euros, compared to 21.8 billion euros in 2026.

The health branch will be particularly hard pressed, with a contained increase in the Ondam (national health insurance spending objective) to 2% in 2024. The government thus hopes to reduce the deficit in this branch to 7.8 billion, compared to 12.5 billion euros in 2026. Furthermore, Stéphanie Rist listed four major priorities concerning the social security budget: ensuring that hospitals and health establishments can cope with crises, deploying more prevention measures, strengthening support for families and children…