According to the director general of the National Health Insurance Fund, the recent passage of the consultation to 26.50 euros “should only be a step”.
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An announcement in the form of a mea culpa. In an interview with EchoesMonday, June 10, the director general of the National Health Insurance Fund said to himself “agree to upgrade” general practitioners. According to Thomas Fatôme, the recent increase in the consultation to 26.50 euros “is only a step”. “We have probably misjudged the malaise of the profession”he believes, referring to the negotiations on the spring medical tariffs which ended in failure. “I want us to get back around the table.”
“Yes, we must reduce the gaps between generalists and specialists. We are not going to reproduce the proposals that were made at the start of the year.”
the Director General of the National Health Insurance Fundin “Echoes”
During negotiations in the first quarter of 2023, which aimed to redefine medical tariffs for the next five years, Medicare had proposed a revaluation to 30 euros of the consultation of the general practitioner, but only for those who accepted additional constraints for spend more time with patients. Among the bouquet of proposed commitments, there was thus the taking of guards, the opening on Saturday, the exercise in zone of weak medical presence…
The “optimistic” Minister of Health
The doctors’ unions had refused this conditional increase, and it was finally an arbitration agreement that prevailed, with the consultation upgraded to 26.50 euros for all, unconditionally. Last week, the Minister of Health François Braun also showed signs of openness to resume negotiations and find another text than the arbitration agreement. “I continue to discuss with the unions of general practitioners, he explained during a hearing in the Senate. I’m pretty resolutely optimistic that we can find a way.” to a new agreement.