Medicare has proposed to increase the basic price of the medical consultation from 25 euros to 26.50 euros, according to the unions of doctors, who have returned to the negotiating table – after having
“suspended”
them in mid-January.
The unions of liberal practitioners consider this offer as
"a provocation"
, less than a month from the deadline for negotiations.
Agnès Giannotti, president of MG France, the first organization among general practitioners, reminded AFP that they were demanding at least 30 euros to catch up with inflation since the switch to 25 euros in 2017.
Health Insurance, which confirms the proposed increase of 1.50 euros per consultation, specifies that teleconsultations are
“intended to remain at 25 euros
”.
And to add that the discussions continue however on several
“levels of consultation”
which would be
“linked to the territorial commitment”
.
Certain complex acts (new patient, chronically ill, elderly) could thus be paid for more than 26.50 euros, provided that the doctor undertakes to follow up more patients or to participate in call duty in the evenings and on weekends, for example.
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“Everything is linked only to constraints”
, deplored Agnès Giannotti,
“very pessimistic”
on the outcome of the negotiations supposed to lead by the end of February to an agreement for the next five years.
The
“dialogue is going badly”
, confirms another union, the SML.
"If it's not provocation, it's a game, but it's not very funny
," said Corinne Le Sauder, president of the FMF.
The six liberal practitioner organizations have called for or supported another day of practice closures on February 14.