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Gynecologists, surgeons, ophthalmologists: it is more and more difficult to find specialists without excess fees. In twenty years, the proportion of doctors in sector 2 has gone from 37% at 51%.
A control visit at 70 euros. The fees charged by an ophthalmologist in the Paris region exceed the basic Social Security rate by 45 euros. However, this does not deter his patients, happy to have found an appointment. “When you have a problem, and you have to wait months before being able to consult, you don’t really care if it’s sector 1, 2 or 3”says a patient.
According to mutuals, part of this overrun may be covered. Today, more than half of liberal specialists practice fee overruns. In some regions, the proportion can even reach 68%. For Doctor Patrick Simon Laneuvilleof the Regional Union of Liberal Health Professionals, these overruns are inevitable, because it is necessary to maintain and modernize the devices used, in particular by ophthalmologists. According to’Health Insuranceoverruns are on the rise again: 3.5 billion euros in 2021.