Merger of health insurance and identity cards: Macron says yes, the administration says no

PARIS — Should the Carte Vitale (health card) be merged once and for all with the identity card? During his interview on TF1 Tuesday evening, the president was crystal clear: "If the Constitution allows it, yes. Anything that simplifies things, [is] yes." Except that the administration isn't exactly in favor of it, according to an inspection report published by POLITICO. The inspectors consider the operation costly, complex, and only moderately …