Yamaplace.fr is a bit like Trocdeprem’s or leboncoin.fr, these sites which connect individuals who wish to resell their goods or their train tickets. Except this time it is not a piece of furniture or a Paris-Bordeaux return trip, but a medical consultation. At first glance, this site is aptly named at a time when more and more French people are enraging long waiting times to see a doctor.
In France it takes an average of 77 days to obtain a appointment with the ophthalmologist. But the deadlines vary depending on the region of residence. Faced with this problem of unequal access to healthcare, the Internet offers great potential. We remember that smartphone app (Doczen)was released in 2013 to calculate the waiting time for the doctor. Today we offer you to do your market at the consultation …
How it works ? Yamaplace.fr is presented as a map of France where you choose the preferred region for the consultation sought. We select the type of practitioner (dental surgeon, cardiologist, general practitioner, dentist, etc.) and we do our research. The site is supposed to offer you free niche ads from a healthcare professional who meets your criteria. You can thus go hunting for medical appointments without scrolling through the list of practitioners in the directory.
Haggle of consultations
Problem: this race for quick consultation is not completely free. If the ad is posted freely, the buyer may very well ask you for a small financial contribution before leaving his appointment.
This prospect of bargaining is viewed with a dim view by health professionals. Example with Catherine Mojaïsky, president of the National Confederation of Dental Unions, interviewed by Liberation, who considers the mercantile approach “shocking”: “There is a drift of society in relation to health, we see the trade arriving in our sector and it is very disturbing. “
And you, do you think it is normal to negotiate a price for a medical appointment? Debate on the forum!
