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THREE KEY STAGE OF LIFE MEDICAL CHECK UPS

France has announced it will offer residents a free medical check-up at the three key stages of life. They are focusing their efforts on prevention, with free check ups to be offered to people in France at the ages of 25, 45, and 65, the health minister has announced. They are also planning 20 check ups for children up to the age of 16. The measure is to be part of the social security finance bill, (le projet de loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale, PLFSS) for next year, due to be presented to ministers shortly. Each key stage will have a different focus. At 25 years, it’s checking physical activity, vaccinations, any addictions or particular difficulties in the debut of their working life. At 45 years, the focus would be on cancer testing, in particular to the breast, colon or prostate, as well as mental health. At 65 years, there would be different cancers checked and conditions which could be prevented.

NEW SC AM WARNING

It is been brought to our attention by one of our readers of a new scam from people purporting to be from Ameli. The scam is sent in a text message advising that your carte vitale has expired and to follow a link to update it. Ameli are aware of this and are asking everyone to be vigilant of such scams, which are being received in numerous forms. Residents are also receiving calls, with callers being quite forceful into giving their details and warning them that if they don’t update the details now, they will lose their healthcare cover in France. Sometimes the scammers will leave a

message on your answerphone and ask you to return their call (it won’t be 3646, which is CPAM’s number), it will be a high tarif number and their intention is to get money from you. You can find examples of the recent scams (including picture examples) on the official Ameli website: www.ameli.fr/assure/droitsdemarches/principes/attentio n - a p p e l s - c o u r r i e l s frauduleux#text_104380

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