While nearly six million patients, including 600,000 suffering from a long-term illness (ALD), are without a doctor, the High Council for the Future of Health Insurance (HCAAM) proposes in a report to be published soon several solutions to guarantee correct access to care everywhere.
Because despite a proliferation of initiatives in recent years and an acceleration in the practice of digital technology, the situation remains critical in many territories.
For GPs alone, areas in high tension – comparable to “medical deserts” – now represent up to 30% of the population across France, compared to 18% four years ago.
Unload practitioners
To cross the threshold of the next ten years while waiting for the abolition of the numerus clausus at the start of the 2021 school year to produce its effects, the HCAAM recommends three immediate measures.
First of all, keep doctors in activity as much as possible, including beyond the age of 65 in areas in difficulty in…
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