De l'inégalité sociale devant la santé au dualisme sanitaire : le RMI, une réponse adéquate aux besoins de santé des plus défavorisés ?

Literature on household medical expenditure according to socio economiccategories indicates that that disparities in access to health care are no longer a major obstacle to social equality. Nevertheless these surveys do not take into account the dualistic structure of society and therefore do not recognise the changing issues in health and social policy. As regards health policy the issues are set in terms of the exclusion of those individuals who since they live on the fringes of economic activity no longer qualify for Social Security benefits. To give a complete picture of social inequalities it is essential to study this exclusion from health care. By studying the people who are on "RMI"…