Patients who already have renounced to seek treatment from a doctor of sector 2 because of the too high tariff of the consultation should welcome the news. The practitioners who have signed the healthcare access contract will be more accessible to them. This contract, which entered into force on Sunday, December 1, provides that the signatory doctors freeze the cost of their consultations for three years in exchange for the payment of part of their social contributions by health insurance.
This concerns doctors in sector 2, a sector where prices are usually set freely by practitioners, and those in sector 1 who have the title of head of clinic.
We do not know exactly how many health professionals have signed this agreement with the Health Insurance, the latter not being able to communicate a figure. On the other hand, the Doctor’s Daily estimates the number of doctors who have accepted this access to care contract at 9,500. 9,500, a very meager figure compared to the 2,24,600 doctors in sector 2 potentially concerned.
An ineffective measure?
This minority adhesion reveals the opposition of the medical profession to this text, the entry into application of which has been repeatedly postponed. This agreement, signed by the Social Security, complementary health and three unions, divides and leaves many doctors skeptical. The majority of liberal practitioners remain firmly attached to the freedom to freely set their prices.
Other voices are raised to criticize the low impact of this measure on patients. Given the low number of signatories, the fee overrunswill remain the norm for most policyholders.
