Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, said Sunday he was open to the proposals of the Republicans to evolve the state medical aid (AME) The question of abolishing the AME is regularly revived by the right and the far right, who see it as a device creating a "call for air" vis-à-vis illegal immigration. State medical aid entitles foreigners in an irregular situation who have been in France for at least three months to 100% coverage of their medical and hospital care.