What if going to the doctor’s office became accessible, even for people who do not have a health insurance plan? From December 1, nearly 9,000 sector 2 doctors (excluding the Social Security rate) will limit their excess fees by signing the care access contract by which they undertake to freeze their rates, according to information sent to doctors by Health Insurance and which AFP obtained a copy on Friday.
“The conditions are now met, the access to care contract will come into force on December 1, 2013”, wrote the Bouches-du-Rhône Health Insurance on Friday. , in an email sent to the doctors of the department. “Doctors who signed up to the access to care contract in 2013, even at the end of the year, may benefit, subject to compliance with the commitments of the contract, from participation in the financing of social contributions collected for the 2013 financial year over the entire year “, she added.
To be validated, the access to care contract had to be signed by a third of eligible sector 2 doctors, ie more than 8,000 practitioners. “We are already over 9,000 contracts”, declared Tuesday Frà © dà © ric van Roekeghem, general director of Health insurance, before announcing an application “before the end of the year “.
This news comes as numerous polls and studies show that the French are finding it increasingly difficult to pay for medical care. Last September, UFC-Que Choisir revealed that fee overruns for certain specialists keep increasing. The Consumers Defense Association analyzed overpayments of pediatricians, ophthalmologists and gynecologists for a year and showed that two-thirds of them had increased their prices in the past year. 15 days ago a CSA survey for EuropAssistance showed that nearly a third of the French give up or postpone medical care for lack of money.
