Hospital rates: private clinics announce “total strike” from June 3

Les cliniques veulent “une équité de traitement”. Midi Libre – RICHARD DE HULLESSEN

Les établissements privés contestent l'arbitrage rendu par le gouvernement qui accorde une hausse de + 0,3 % aux financements du privé, contre + 4,3 % pour le public.

"On the pricing campaign, we must not panic, decisions are coming. They are complex. My objective is that every euro spent on health is useful for health", declared the Minister of Health Frédéric Valletoux on the occasion of this year's conference. a visit to Montpellier, on March 22, a few days before the arbitration on the pricing of clinics and hospitals.

After several weeks behind schedule, the decisions have been made: + 4.3 % for the financing of public hospitals, + 0, 3% for clinics.

The response from the private sector did not take long: in a press release, the federation of private hospitalization announced "a total strike from June 3. Only, "vital activities such as dialysis" will be ensured.

"The strike will affect 1030 establishments where more than 200 health professionals work, including 40 000 private doctors"< /em>, specifies the FHP which recalls that the private sector "represents 35 % of hospital activity with only 18 % of hospital expenses ;health insurance" and that "40 % of private hospitals" were in deficit in 2023. It will be "60% in 2024" predicted the FHP