the poorest patients will now have the possibility of recourse in case of discrimination by specialist doctors. Doctors, dentists… They c
the poorest patients will now have the possibility of recourse in case of discrimination by specialist doctors.
Doctors, dentists… They can now be fined if they refuse health care to people in precarious jobs, The World reports. Namely, the decree that will be published organizes the conciliation procedure and sanctioning of healthcare workers who discriminate against patients.
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“Referring repeated and abusive, without medical justification, to another professional or health care facility, or setting an appointment period that is clearly excessive in light of the time normally billed by the specialist” specifically refers to the text. As “practices that lead to financial difficulties in accessing health care, that is, failure to adhere to binding prices, benefit limits or tariff ceilings, or even refusal to submit a third-party payer request or prepare a quote.”
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legal clarification
As our colleagues explained, these discriminations are not so rare according to several studies on the subject. This is what the testing conducted in October 2019 by the Human Rights Defender with 1,500 medical practices showed.
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Out of the 4,500 fake requests for appointments sent, half of which are on behalf of their classic patients, the other users of these various schemes, 9% of surgeons, 11% of gynecologists and 15% of psychiatrists, liberals discriminate against patients by refusing to give them an appointment that they also set for an average patient.
Associations to help the most needy were thus forced to create white lists of welcoming doctors. But now, thanks to this legal clarification, the patient or associations can approach the conciliation commission and file a complaint against the doctor.
Date of update: June 17, 2020, 4:58 p.m
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: newstars.edu.vn