The strategy currently adopted in France to deal with the ever-growing health expenditures is one of freezing compulsory deductions and broadening the scope of complementary insurance, while at the same time reaffirming that such insurance is optional. But individual freedom to take out...

In any fee-for-service system, doctors may be encouraged to increase the number of services (private activity) they provide to receive a higher income. Studying private activity determinants helps to predict doctors’ provision of care. In the context of strong feminization and heterogeneity in...

Healthcare had long remained free of competition. Public regulatory authorities used to manage financing and strictly monitor the health productive system with country-specific mechanisms. Several factors now broaden competitive mechanisms. These include new paramedical markets, further...

Le lymphoedème des membres supérieurs est une complication relativement fréquente après traitement du cancer du sein par chirurgie et/ou radiothérapie. L'incidence en France est de l'ordre de 3740 cas par an avec une prévalence de 37400 cas environ. Le traitement recommandé associe les...

En France, malgré le rôle prépondérant de l’assurance maladie obligatoire au financement des dépenses de santé (75,9% en moyenne en 2012), l’accès aux soins est fortement dépendant de la possession d’un contrat d’assurance complémentaire santé, et de sa qualité, dont 5% de la...