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An even more absurd form of this is happening in France. There used to be some "abuse" (according to the national health insurance administration) where people
by vladvasiliu 4y ago
An even more absurd form of this is happening in France.
There used to be some "abuse" (according to the national health insurance administration) where people would, supposedly, try to see specialists for no reason. So they figured that everyone should have a "family doctor" and, with a few exceptions (dentist, eyes, maybe others) you always have to go through this doctor first.
Now most of these doctors are "full" and won't take any new clients. You don't need to be poor, they don't even ask your situation. If you call them up, they'll ask you if the doc knows you. If not, they hang up. And even if they're your family doctor, you better hope your cough isn't anything too urgent, 'cause they're in no hurry to see you.
Of course, there are doctors who will see you, but usually they charge extra, so they're not fully covered by the "free" healthcare, if at all.
- baby 4y agoThat’s mostly a problem in small towns, not that it makes the problem OK
- vladvasiliu 4y agoFrom what I hear it's brutal in small towns. My post above came from my own experience, living in Paris proper.
- PoignardAzur 4y agoI live in Paris, and finding a medecin traitant has been a pain.
- baby 4y agoInteresting, never had an issue in Lyon. Just use google maps, call the ones that are closer to you, sure some won't take you because they have too many patients but usually there are so many doctors that it's not a problem. I'm surprised that Paris would have this problem but not Lyon.
- fineIllregister 4y ago> So they figured that everyone should have a "family doctor" and, with a few exceptions (dentist, eyes, maybe others) you always have to go through this doctor first. Every private insurer I've ever had in the US has the exact same requirement.