Hydrotherapy is a medicine of public utility

Organized by the Senator of Puy-de-Dôme Jean-Marc Boyer, under the high patronage of the President of the Senate Gérard Larcher, this day reaffirmed a reality: hydrotherapy is a medicine of public utility, scientifically proven, which must be defended and strengthened. It was an opportunity to reaffirm the essential role of thermal medicine in public health responses to the challenges of ageing, chronic diseases and access to care.

Local and national elected officials, researchers, doctors, patients and stakeholders in the sector have joined their voices to recall that:
– Faced with the ageing of the population, the development of chronic diseases and medical desertification, spa treatments offer concrete, preventive and personalised solutions.
– Spa resorts create jobs, increase medical attractiveness and facilitate access to care in rural areas.
– And above all, a unanimous message emerged: maintaining the reimbursement of cures is essential, because their effectiveness is proven and their usefulness is undeniable.

Hydrotherapy is a natural, integrative and sustainable medicine, which is a strategic therapeutic alternative, in line with the contemporary challenges of the health system. In 2024, more than 470,000 patients have benefited from this non-drug, patient-centered medical approach with scientifically proven therapeutic benefits — in rheumatology, phlebology, dermatology, and much more.

Thierry Dubois, President of the CNETh and European Spas Association, recalled that:

“De-reimbursing spa treatments, as recommended by the Court of Auditors, would not bring any budgetary savings and would deprive more than 470,000 patients of essential care each year.”

The CNETh remains mobilised to make thermal medicine a sustainable part of national health and regional development strategies.

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