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French doctors grumble at healthcare reforms
BMJ 1998; 316 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.316.7142.1407l (Published 09 May 1998) Cite this as: BMJ 1998;316:1407- Alexander Dorozynski
- Paris
French doctors are gradually adapting to a new system of health care introduced in 1997 to control escalating health costs, although many are doing so reluctantly.
By last month more than a tenth of French GPs had signed a contract with the health insurance branch of France's social security organisation to serve as “referring doctors,” and about 160000 patients had signed a …
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