Nearly 27 million appointments are not honored each year. Each week this represents 6 to 10% of patients who do not come to the offices.
A waste of time and a contribution to the congestion of health services that alerts the order of doctors and questions the government. Emmanuel Macron and Health Minister François Braun are traveling this Tuesday to deal with the issue of medical deserts. In mid-February, senators have already worked on the issue, paving the way for a compensation mechanism for medical appointments not honored and a financial penalty for unscrupulous patients.