The Prime Minister has pledged to financially penalize patients who do not show up for their medical appointments. It remains to be seen when and how the punishment will be implemented.
The government has not been more forthcoming about the role that Doctolib-type platforms could play. The amount of the sanction under debate could go up to 25 euros for a missed consultation, estimates Sophie Bauer, president of the Union of Liberal Doctors (SML) The white coats will undoubtedly have to lower their ambitions, writes Le Figaro.