Before the doctors’ unions, the Minister of Health confirmed that she maintained the generalization of third-party payment. It also refuses to revalue the fees of general practitioners.
The CSMF (1), the main union of liberal doctors, says it is “very unhappy” after its meeting with the Minister of Health which took place this Wednesday morning. Contacted by why actor, Dr Jean Paul Ortiz, President of the Confederation, confides: “There is nothing, no opening possible. The Minister of Health remains stuck on her positions. On the generalized third-party payment, for example, the file is blocked, things are not moving forward. “
Marisol Touraine slice
Indeed, while the CSMF pleads for the abolition of the compulsory generalized third-party payment “to avoid the bureaucratic drift of the management of medical offices”, the minister continues to say that the measure will appear in the health law which should be debated in Parliament in spring 2015.
And when Jean-Paul Ortiz spoke to him about the reimbursement times for acts by the CPAM, which are too long, “Marisol Touraine replies that these are small technical problems that must be resolved,” he says.
As such, he recalls that the CSMF recommends for its part to implement a debit card with deferred health debit “which preserves direct payment by the patient and guarantees the dispensation of advance fees. “In the exercise of our profession, we do not want to be under the supervision of complementary insurers, nor of any payer. We value our independence, ”concludes Jean Paul Ortiz.
Other forms of action to come
As a result, the CSMF considers that the minister’s proposals are “not only unacceptable, but above all that they contribute to adding fuel to the fire, by showing incredible contempt in the face of the legitimate demands of a profession facing unease. deep. ”
She recalls in her last press release “her determination to initiate a new stage in the protest actions. ”
The Minister rejects the consultation at 23 euros
Anyway, we find this same pessimism at MG France, the main union of general practitioners, received Tuesday evening by Marisol Touraine. Its president, Claude Leicher, told us that “it did not go very well, we get nothing that we need. Not even the consultation at 25 euros so that general medicine is at the same level as specialists. “
He added: “On the Health Law and its various problems (territorial public health service, …), Marisol Touraine opened working groups and places of discussion without any naivety on our part about the results. possible believe me. ”
Finally, MG France says it is ready to “continue and amplify the administrative strike (no more teletransmission, no vital card)” launched at the start of 2015. “We are at a complete dead end”, concludes Claude Leicher.
(1) Confederation of French Medical Syndicates
(2) Primary Health Insurance Fund
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