{
  "id": 2389119,
  "title": "France backs down on plan to make patients pay more for healthcare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/france-backs-down-on-plan-to-make-patients-pay-more-for-healthcare",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:45:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20260821-france-backs-down-on-plan-to-make-patients-pay-more-for-healthcare-medicine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The French government has scrapped plans to double the annual ceiling on out-of-pocket charges for medicines, medical appointments and other healthcare, after criticism from patient groups and health professionals. The cap was due to rise from €100 to €200, but the government will instead pursue a smaller increase linked to inflation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}