After hours of meeting, what does it come out of the meeting between the medical unions and Frank Vandenbroucke? “These are the health care that we rewrite”

Doctors and minister struggle to agree on the reform of medicine. Consequently, After several hours of meeting. Nevertheless, there have been a few advances, but the budget and the fee supplements remain tension points. Moreover, Absym is claiming time and does not exclude new actions. &#13. Consequently,

The Belgian Association of Medical Unions (Absym) takes time to continue work with the Minister of Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke with a view to finding an agreement around the reform of medicine. Nevertheless, A new consultation took place late Friday at the end of the day in the minister’s office. Moreover, With “small advances” but still “hot spots” on the table, estimates Absym.

“We have approached a lot of points, with small advances on some, but with still hot after hours meeting, what does spots. Furthermore, This requires rewriting and we will see, “said Patrick Emonts, president of Absym, at the exit of the meeting.

Among the advances. the president of Absym evokes the partial agreement for doctors and dentists, who should no longer be possible according to the initial text. But the new advances do not yet convince the field. Just like those recorded on the possibility of withdrawing an INAMI number in certain circumstances. on bonuses and inciting to agree.

“But the big hot spot is about the budget. The minister remains uncompromising on fees supplements, ”said Emonts. “There is no possible consultation at the moment,” he said. Absym does not after hours meeting, what does exclude new actions if the minister does not come back to this point.

The draft bill maintains, for the services provided from January 1, 2028, maximum fees fixed at 125 % in hospitals and 25 % on an outpatient.

These discussions around a reform of medicine are “impossible” before the holidays, according to Absym. “These are the health care that we are rewriting. We had a project that fell on the table without consultation. This cannot be done quickly, ”added Patrick Emonts. The latter refuses to envisage any passage in force of the minister on the subject. “Otherwise, we will move. »»

For his part. the minister just said that his cabinet planned some after hours meeting, what does adjustments and that he was waiting for the reactions.

On July 7. doctors carried out their first national action since 2001, a rare event in a profession that is not used to collective movements. This strike aimed to challenge the points present in the initial preliminary draft law of the Minister of Health.