A recent report by the Direction de la recherche, des études, de l'évaluation et des statistiques (DREES) provides an overview of how healthcare expenses are distributed in France for the year 2025. The total health expenditure, measured in an international context known as DCSi, reached 353.2 billion euros, marking a 3.3% increase from the previous year. The report highlights that spending on medicines and outpatient care is growing at a slower pace, while funds for prevention are increasing again, and expenses related to long-term care are showing renewed growth. Public administrations, including the Social Security system and local and national government bodies, cover the majority of these costs, accounting for 77.4%. The level of public funding varies depending on the type of healthcare service. For hospital care, the coverage rate is very high at 94%, but it drops below 50% for items like glasses and hearing aids. Since 2010, public funding has increased for most healthcare services, with the exception of management fees and technical or auxiliary activities. This increase is largely due to an aging population and the rising cost of medical treatments and equipment fully covered by the government, especially through the long-term illness (ALD) program. Health insurance organizations cover 12.3% of the total expenses. These organizations are particularly responsible for medical optics, covering 69% of related costs in 2025, as well as 48% of hearing aid expenses and 46% of dental care and prostheses. They also cover 52% of the management costs associated with the healthcare system. Households cover 9.7% of healthcare expenses, a slight decrease from 9.8% in 2024. In the European Union, the average out-of-pocket health expenses amount to 14.8% of the DCSi. France ranks among the countries with the lowest out-of-pocket costs in the EU, behind Luxembourg and Croatia. On average, households in France spent 495 euros annually on health expenses in 2025, a 1.6% increase from 487 euros in 2024. However, this average hides significant differences based on age or health condition, especially when it comes to long-term care. More specifically, long-term care costs households an average of 207 euros, outpatient care 112 euros, medicines 67 euros, and medical devices 52 euros. The report also notes that these figures do not include additional expenses incurred by households for health insurance contributions or for services not covered by the study.