Hospital · Cost
The flat daily charge for a hospital stay — the bit the Sécu doesn't cover — rose to €23 a day. If you've a decent mutuelle, you'll likely never notice.
The forfait journalier hospitalier — a flat daily amount you're charged towards board and lodging during an inpatient stay, separate from treatment costs — rose to €23 per day (and a lower rate applies in psychiatric units). It's charged for each day, including the day of discharge.
This is precisely the sort of gap a mutuelle (top-up health insurance) exists to fill. Most contracts cover the forfait journalier in full, often with no day limit. If yours does, the rise changes nothing for you in practice.
Take two minutes to check your mutuelle's tableau de garanties for the line "forfait journalier hospitalier." If it says covered (100% / sans limitation de durée), you're set. If not, that's a talking point at your next renewal — not an emergency.
Our take
This is exactly what a decent mutuelle is for. If yours covers the forfait journalier, you'll never feel this. Worth a two-minute check of your contract — look for the line by name.
Sources & where to check
service-public.fr — official announcementsPimpernel explains what changes mean in practice. It isn't legal, tax or immigration advice — for your own situation, check the official source above or speak to a qualified professional.