# Health: average out-of-pocket cost of 150 euros per year, up to 910 euros for 10% of French people

> According to Drees data published on November 5, the average annual out-of-pocket health cost for the French is 150 euros, driven by optics, dental, hearing aids and fee overruns. It reaches or exceeds 910 euros for 10% of the population.

**In brief**: Health event (severity: low) nationwide, first detected on 5 November 2026 at 18:39. Reported by 4 sources (6 articles), last updated on 7 November 2026 at 13:15.

- Category: Health
- Severity: Low
- Place: Nationwide
- First detected: 5 November 2026 at 18:39
- Updated: 7 November 2026 at 13:15
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/10618-health-average-out-of-pocket-cost-of-150-euros-per-year-up-to-910-euros-for-10

## Reported figures

- 900 euros
- 40 euros
- 150 euros
- 910 euros

## Coverage angles

Both sides repeat the same Drees figures (150 euros on average, up to 910 euros for 10% of the population) and stress the same spending categories, but the center places more emphasis on the dispersion of amounts and the role of age, while the right highlights disparities by age, the chosen supplementary insurance and the impact on low-income households.

**Common ground**

- Average annual out-of-pocket cost of 150 euros per year according to Drees
- Amount reaching or exceeding 910 euros for 10% of the population
- Main categories: optics, dental, hearing aids and fee overruns
- The average masks strong disparities among the French

**Differences**

- The center highlights the figure of 80% of French at around 40 euros per year, absent from right-wing excerpts
- The right insists on the role of the chosen supplementary insurance and the impact on low-income households, little developed in center excerpts

## Sources (6 articles)

- [De 150 à 910 euros par an : voici la somme qu'il reste à la charge des Français pour leurs dépenses de santé](https://www.tf1info.fr/sante/de-150-a-910-euros-par-an-voici-la-somme-qu-il-reste-a-la-charge-des-francais-pour-leurs-depenses-de-sante-2474130.html) — TF1 Info / LCI, 5 November 2026 at 18:01
- [Santé : un reste à charge annuel moyen de 150 euros pour les Français, mais plus de 910 euros pour les plus exposés](https://www.sudouest.fr/sante/sante-un-reste-a-charge-annuel-moyen-de-150-euros-pour-les-francais-mais-plus-de-910-euros-pour-les-plus-exposes-31400385.php) — Sud Ouest, 5 November 2026 at 18:09
- [Ce sont les lunettes, prothèses dentaires, auditives et les dépassements d'honoraires qui pèsent lourd: les patients ont un reste à charge annuel moyen de 150 euros (mais la facture grimpe à 910 euros pour 10% de la population)](https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/economie-social/ce-sont-les-lunettes-protheses-dentaires-auditives-et-les-depassements-d-honoraires-qui-pesent-lourd-les-patients-ont-un-reste-a-charge-annuel-moyen-de-150-euros-mais-la-facture-grimpe-a-910-euros-pour-10-de-la-population_AD-202611050695.html) — BFMTV / RMC, 5 November 2026 at 18:39
- [Santé : 150 euros de reste à charge par an en moyenne, mais plus de 900 euros pour une minorité de Français](https://www.europe1.fr/sante/sante-150-euros-de-reste-a-charge-par-an-en-moyenne-mais-plus-de-900-euros-pour-une-minorite-de-francais-1211348?at_medium=RSS%20feeds&at_campaign=Flux%20Generique) — Europe 1, 5 November 2026 at 22:18
- [De quelques euros à 900 euros par an : combien nous coûte vraiment notre santé ? La réponse de Catherine André sur LCI](https://www.tf1info.fr/sante/videos/video-de-quelques-euros-a-900-euros-par-an-combien-nous-coute-vraiment-notre-sante-la-reponse-de-catherine-andre-sur-lci-39286-2474457.html) — TF1 Info / LCI, 7 November 2026 at 11:45
- [Jusqu'à 900 euros par an : combien nous coûte vraiment notre santé ? La réponse de Catherine André sur LCI](https://www.tf1info.fr/sante/video-de-quelques-euros-a-900-euros-par-an-combien-nous-coute-vraiment-notre-sante-la-reponse-de-catherine-andre-sur-lci-2474456.html) — TF1 Info / LCI, 7 November 2026 at 13:15

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Health: average out-of-pocket cost of 150 euros per year, up to 910 euros for 10% of French people”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/10618-health-average-out-of-pocket-cost-of-150-euros-per-year-up-to-910-euros-for-10
Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology