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Medical transport: patients forced to carpool?
Medical transport: patients forced to carpool?
(France 2)
Patients could now be forced to share their ambulances or medical taxis depending on their pathology. The goal is to limit their costs, estimated at nearly 6 billion in 2022.
A habit. To go to the clinic once a week, a patient met by the France Télévisions teams shares his ambulance. A carpool that he likes and which allowed him to make connections. The paramedic assures that carpooling saves time when the patients he transports live close to each other.
Health insurance wants to save money
Sharing your ambulance or taxi will soon be an obligation for patients transported seated, unless otherwise advised by the prescribing doctor. Transporters will have to pick up two to three patients, with a detour of up to 30 km. Patients with long-term illnesses, undergoing chemotherapy or dialysis fear the risk of contamination and fatigue. Health insurance hopes to save 1,500 million euros before the end of 2025 thanks to carpooling, which could become compulsory next September.
