Long-term illness & medical transport: how to get 100% reimbursed
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If you have a recognised long-term illness (ALD), your care-related transport can be covered up to 100% by French health insurance — provided you meet the conditions, hold the right prescription and use a registered company.
What is an ALD?
An ALD is a serious, chronic condition requiring prolonged, costly treatment. The recognised "exonerating" list (ALD 30) opens the right to 100% coverage of care related to the condition — cancers, end-stage kidney failure (dialysis), diabetes, severe cardiovascular disease, and more.
Why ALD changes everything for transport
People with an ALD make many trips: follow-ups, exams, dialysis or chemotherapy sessions, hospital stays. Reinforced reimbursement of related medical transport exists precisely to relieve that burden.
The right prescription
Your doctor issues a transport prescription specifying the appropriate mode (ambulance, VSL or approved taxi). It must be linked to your condition to benefit from 100% coverage.
How to book
Describe your need on the online form; ARG routes it to a registered company in your area. The matching is free — see pricing.
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