French minister defends law ending payouts for homeopathy "The role of social security is not to protect employment, the role of social security is to provide recognised care to French patients," says France's Minister for Health Agnès Buzyn in response to criticism of the government's decision to gradually phase out reimbursements for people using homeopathy. The decision has caused concern in the homeopathy product sector, whose representatives met Buzyn on Thursday. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES