[quote user="cooperlola"]It isn't an amount, but a length of time. 60 hours per month, if memory serves. Or register a business, and pay full cotisations.[/quote] That's an interesting thought! I wonder how the cost of paying full cotisations would compare with paying for private insurance for two people? I had jokingly said to my O/H What about registering as a B&B but not exactly advertising our services? [Www] We've received two letters, one telling us we cannot renew with CMU but that we can remain with CMU until Mar 31st 2008 but to get ourselves along to our CPAM office toute de suite... also included in the same envelope was a letter saying our renewal aplication had been accepted and is valid until Mar 31st 2008, and also stating how much our new (higher) contributions will be. Does the inclusion of the second letter mean we don't have to make the 50-mile round trip, or should we go anyway? Also, does anyone know whether, after Mar 31st, the "inactif" female spouse (under 60) of a retiree (over 65) will still be included as a beneficiary and be entitled to the same healthcare under his CMU application?