Question 16078 — health

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Mr. Roger Chudeau questions the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and Disabled People about the particularly worrying situation in the private health transport sector. An essential player in the care chain, private medical transport ensures the daily transport of patients, participates in urgent medical aid and contributes to maintaining access to care throughout the territory, particularly in rural and under-resourced areas. Companies in the sector guarantee 24/7 service, often constituting an essential link between patients, healthcare professionals and hospitals. However, representatives of the profession are warning of a rapid deterioration in their economic situation. Even though they participated in efforts to control health spending in developing shared transport in particular and accepting significant savings measures for health insurance, they face a continuous increase in their costs, particularly wages, energy and insurance. They point out in particular that the prices for urgent pre-hospital transport have not been increased since 2018, while operating costs have increased significantly. This situation weakens the companies' cash flow, limits their investment capacities, accentuates recruitment difficulties and could lead to company failures in the coming months. The consequences of a lasting weakening of the sector would be serious for patients and for the organization of the health system: extension of treatment times, overload of emergency services, SAMU and departmental services fire and rescue services, as well as a deterioration of the health network in rural areas. In this context, he asks what measures the Government intends to take to guarantee the economic sustainability of private medical transport companies, preserve the attractiveness of the ambulance profession and ensure the continuity of this service which is essential to access to care for fellow citizens. He also asks him if he is considering a revaluation of prices for urgent pre-hospital transport as well as the opening of a consultation bringing together representatives of the profession and parliamentarians in order to define structural responses to the difficulties encountered by the sector.

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