While the national assembly had voted many restrictions to 'State medical aid' ('Aide médicale d'État' or AME) in November, the French senate had voted against those same restrictions in early December. Therefore, the 'Joint commission', composed half of national assembly and half of senate members, had to make the final decision. On 13 December, it decided to adopt the various restrictions to 'State medical aid'.

Source : ODSE, Réforme en cours de l'Aide médicale d'État