“A sincere and ambitious negotiation must resume as soon as possible”say in a joint press release twelve organizations of doctors, including the six representative unions of the profession, as well as students, interns and young graduates.
All judge “woefully inadequate” the content of the “arbitration rules” unveiled on Monday, two months following the failure of their negotiation with Health Insurance.
Flagship measure of this text, the 1.50 euro increase in consultation rates (i.e. 26.50 minimum for general practitioners), which will come into force in six months, barely covers half of inflation since the last revaluation. in 2017.
“The expected and necessary shock of attractiveness is not there”, believe the doctors, who also note the lack of provision “promoting the installation of young people”.
Government response expected
This reaction was expected by the author of the arbitration, senior civil servant Annick Morel, who justified her choices at least by the intention of “make a transition towards a rapid resumption of negotiations”.
The Minister of Health, François Braun, however, mentioned on Monday “a possible resumption of negotiations following the summer”.
Health Insurance, which has just opened discussions with dentists supposed to be completed by July, for its part wished “that the dialogue with the doctors can continue” in view of a “reopening of treaty negotiations”without specifying when.
