Dépassement des honoraires again

[NormanH]

This article in Le Monde shows a survey of those Doctors who charge more than the basic tariff of the Social Security, in some cases 5 times more, with one asking 200€ for a consultation reimbursed at 23€.

It is based on the data available from the Amelie website

For the moment this is a largely Parisian phenomenon with some other large cities also involved, but it seems to be an increasing trend.

http://www.lemonde.fr/sante/article/2012/04/10/enquete-sur-ces-consultations-au-prix-fort_1682940_1651302.html

[idun]

Let's hope that some good doctors stay at resonable levels, otherwise it'll be very hard for people on lower incomes to get treated.

 

[cooperlola]

I've a feeling I've read somewhere that there's been a change in the rules about certain medics and how much they can charge.  It might have been on here?  Does this ring a bell Norman?

[NormanH]

Are you thinking of the new system that has been proposed

Option de coordination

whereby a Doctor agrees to take at least 30% of his patients at the Tarif de base, and limit the Dépassements to not more than 15% more, in exchange for the Sécu paying part of the social charges and allowing direct billing?

[cooperlola]

Hmm.  I thought it was more recent than that.  I know there's a new bit of legislation:

but I haven't read it properly yet (house full of noisy builders and dust!!)

 

 

[NormanH]

There is this

"les ministres chargés de la santé et de la sécurité sociale disposent, à

cet effet et pendant une durée de deux mois, de la faculté de modifier

par arrêté la convention nationale des médecins généralistes et

spécialistes conclue le 26 juillet 2011, en portant notamment à 50 % le

taux d'encadrement des dépassements d'honoraires mentionné au troisième

alinéa de l'article 36 de la convention signée le 26 juillet 2011 en

application de l'article L. 162-5 du code de la sécurité social"

at

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexteArticle.do;jsessionid=C35E156841AF1ECABC25429C5B9D06DE.tpdjo08v_3&dateTexte=?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000025005833&idArticle=JORFARTI000025006246&categorieLien=cid

But if it had gone through I am sure we would have heard a lot more about it..