Overview
- Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said she will introduce an amendment in the National Assembly to remove the contested 'mise sous objectifs' on sick-leave prescriptions from the anti-fraud bill.
- The government announced a diagnostic mission to review the procedure and improve transparency and committed to pursue repeal of provisions enabling unilateral medical tariff cuts at the next legislative opportunity.
- Following these commitments, the intersyndicale of private‑practice physicians suspended their nationwide strike after ten days, with leaders stressing vigilance and warning the movement could restart without firm texts.
- According to details shared with AFP, the sick‑leave scheme would no longer be mandatory, with physicians able to opt for systematic review of their prescriptions by an Assurance maladie medical advisor.
- The walkout strained emergency services, with Samu‑SAS activity up 24% and multiple hospitals on plan blanc, and some specialist groups are maintaining pressure through on‑call actions as sites like Toulouse CHU keep contingency measures in place.