Half of doctors think they will stop practice if wages are limited: “Patient will have to wait twice as long for appointment”

If it depends on federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), the wages of doctors will soon be limited. “A plan that can have major consequences for the patient,” warns hip surgeon Kristoff Corten. He organized a survey with his colleagues and saw disconcerting results. No less than half of the doctors say that they have to stop their practice if there is a strict wage ceiling. “Absorbing all those patients in the hospital is very difficult.”

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