In Trends-Tendances, Georges-Louis Bouchez calls for restoring more fairness and equity in our social model. For the MR President, one principle must guide public action: money collected by the State must be managed and redistributed by the State, without politicised intermediaries such as health insurance funds or trade unions.
He points in particular to the role of health insurance funds, private insurance bodies to which public tasks have been delegated. Contrary to what they suggest, their presence is not essential for reimbursing healthcare costs. The State can fully take on this function itself.
Georges-Louis Bouchez also denounces the political influence of health insurance funds and trade unions, which form the country's biggest lobby. These structures perpetuate outdated partisan logics and blur the neutrality of public action.
The MR President reminds us that the liberal project aims to simplify the system, restore fairness, particularly tax fairness, and end privileges such as the tax deductibility of union dues. The goal: a more transparent, more efficient State refocused on its essential missions.
Finally, he highlights a major challenge: getting long-term sick people back to work, a real challenge for employment and the sustainability of the social model.