French seek to rationalise imaging spending
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
In France, the sickness insurance association, CNAM, is thrashing out a contract with radiologists aimed at controlling the rapidly-increasing spend on imaging. It has been negotiating a contract with the federation of radiologist doctors, FNMR, in an attempt to make savings and to ensure the equalising of the amount paid to both the private and public sectors for the same procedures in the context of the common classification of medical acts (CCAM). The main measures involve: