French medical unions are furious over a new campaign targeting doctors labeled as overprescribers of sick leave, citing flawed methods.
Medical unions express anger
Medical unions in France continue to be upset after Thomas Fatôme, the general director of the National Health Insurance Fund (Cnam), told them this Wednesday about a new campaign aimed at general practitioners who are labeled as "overprescribers" of daily allowances, known as indemnités journalières.Targeting overprescribers
The Cnam has identified 650 general practitioners as overprescribers of daily allowances, which are payments made to employees who are unable to work due to illness. This campaign follows a similar one conducted in January, which was launched after ten days of strikes by medical unions.Criticism of the method
Medical unions have criticized the Cnam's approach, arguing that it relies on statistical discrepancies and fails to take into account the actual reasons behind sick leave prescriptions. They believe this method is unfair and does not reflect the complexities of medical decision-making.Previous campaign context
The earlier campaign in January occurred amid a period of significant tension between medical professionals and the Cnam, as unions had already gone on strike for ten days to protest against what they saw as unfair targeting of doctors. This new campaign has reignited those concerns.
