Bill would make glasses and contacts free for minors

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1. The bill would add optical and visual health products to the supplementary common portfolio of the National Health System, as a benefit in its own right.
2. They would be free for minors. For adults, there would be a cap on what users pay, based on their financial situation.
3. Funding would come from the central government, which would set the resources each year in the State Budget, and the necessary amounts would be transferred to the autonomous communities.
4. Within six months of the law taking effect, the Interterritorial Council would have to approve a plan or reach a funding agreement for the new benefit.

Who it affects

• Minors.: Would get glasses, contact lenses and other visual health products for free.
• Adults.: Would pay a limited contribution based on their financial situation.
• Autonomous communities.: Would provide the new benefit and receive state funding for it.

Words worth knowing

Cartera común suplementaria (supplementary common portfolio)

The set of National Health System benefits delivered on an outpatient basis that users partly pay for through a contribution.

Consejo Interterritorial del Sistema Nacional de Salud (Interterritorial Council)

The body where the central government and the autonomous regions agree on health care matters.

Prestación ortoprotésica (orthoprosthetic benefit)

A benefit covering medical products such as prostheses, glasses or other devices that replace or support a body function.

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