Valetto’s Bill: “Administrative Coup to Liberal Medicine”

IThe draft law 1175 aims “Improve access to care through territorial commitment of professionals”Led by MP Frédéric Valletou (Horizons) and supported by the Presidential Majority (Renaissance), it will be presented to the National Assembly during the week of June 12. Egora.frProfessional news site.

This law aims in particular “boost” Health professionals in the application of policies of general interest, such as continuity of care, prevention and balance of territorial care offer. It will bring an administrative coup to liberal medicine.

When reading the presentation of the bill, one would think about the miraculous awakening of political politics. “How our complex, over-administered and historically over-centralized healthcare system works”.

Two additional administrative floors

We began hoping to document the failure of Regional Health Agencies (ARS) paralyzed by the Covid-19 crisis and unable to pragmatically organize care from their Excel spreadsheets. Those who had to “Coordinating activities, regulating, directing and organizing the provision of health services”.

We dreamed of governance decided by and for healthcare professionals, according to the needs of each area. We would return his skills to the prefect and his experience and resources to the educators. No! Moreover, Mr. Valetou says this in the given interview Egora May 10: “This bill will not remove excessive red tape or validate the demand for better financial recognition of the Act. »

Indeed, quite the contrary: we will have not one, but two additional administrative levels, according to Article 1 of the bill: the Territorial Health Council, within which the carers will be in the minority, if it is useful that no one has heard. Since its creation by ARS in 2016! Then, Professional Territorial Health Communities (CPTS): Associations that fund health insurance goals, exclusively dedicated to coordination: Not a penny for care!

Even worse, Article 1 confirms the concept “collective responsibility”. Therefore, they will be caretakers “responsible” Health status of the population, permanence and continuity of care and distribution of care delivery in the area.