Question 14066 — maternity health insurance

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Mr. Frédéric Barbier alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the reimbursement by health insurance of non-invasive prenatal screening for Down syndrome (DPNI). On May 5, 2017, a decree added NIPT to the list of prenatal screening tests following recommendations from the High Health Authority. Indeed, this method, recognized as the most reliable, also makes it possible to reduce by 4 the use of amniocentesis, considered invasive and sometimes the cause of miscarriages or premature births. However, despite the announcements, to date, no decree has appeared, defining the full coverage of this examination, the significant cost of which is 390 euros. However, certain departments or clinics, thanks to public subsidies, have chosen to offer this screening free of charge to their patients. These disparities actually create territorial inequalities. And, he seems particularly unfair that women are giving up this examination for financial reasons, considered by the High Health Authority as an undeniable innovation. This is why he asks if a decree will be issued this year, so that all women at risk of Down syndrome can have free access to non-invasive early screening throughout the national territory.

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