Damad

Thanks to both of you.  She has now been told in writing that social security will cover 2011 euros a month, and she has written to her mutuelle to inquire how much they will cover of the rest.  No reply yet, everyone uses les vacances as an excuse.  It sounds to me as if she may end up paying a few hundred euros a month, but not a frightening 1,500.   For Clair, everyone pays the forfait hospitalier, no matter how long they spend as an in-patient.  Also, patients may be charged extra for television, telephone, etc. I don't think anyone can quarrel with that. Thanks for the website references. I didn't know about the vos droits site.   janet 

Has anyone heard of a "tarif longue durée" in a public hospital?  My 75-year old friend (English but long-term resident) who has been in hospital in Paris for several weeks following a bad fall is much distressed because the hospital now says she will have to pay a "tarif longue duree" of around 3000 euros a month, and will have to pay about half of this amount from her own pocket.  She has social security and a mutelle.  I have sent her a paper print-out of the information I found on www.ameli.fr.  According to the ameli site hospital care is covered at 100% of the tarif conventionné from the 31st day onwards. I'm stuck in England and can only speak to her on the phone.  I have asked her to ask the hospital to quote the relevant regulations to her so that I can look them up on the Internet, but they haven't done so yet.  She is in hospital, not in an old people's home, so I just don't understand what is happening. Many thanks to anyone who has any information about this. Janet