Organized by the young collective "Doctors for tomorrow", supported by several unions (FMF, UFML, SML and Young Doctors), this national event rallied the Ministry of Health from the Pantheon.
On arrival, the demonstrators, who came from all over France, 4,000 according to the organizers, knelt down and brandished their stethoscopes while observing a minute of silence.
Previously, slogans such as "It's medicine that we're killing" and "Doctors, not minions" had resounded.
In a tide of white coats, demonstrators carried signs “Liberal medicine abused, medical desert assured” or “The state is obstructing your access to care”.
The central demand of the collective remains the doubling of the basic consultation price (from 25 to 50 euros) to create a "shock of attractiveness" towards a city medicine in lack of arms, crushed by administrative tasks and which no longer appeals young people.
"Let's be reasonable", replied François Braun on Thursday.
But if he closed the door to 50 euros, the Minister of Health reiterated that the consultation would be well upgraded in the context of the ongoing renegotiation of the agreement linking liberal doctors to Health Insurance.