The new Minister of Health faces critical challenges, including chronic overcrowding in emergency departments, a widening healthcare deficit projected at €11.4 billion by 2024, and ongoing medical desertification. Promises of reforms, such as task delegation to healthcare professionals and direct access to specialists, remain unfulfilled amid rising healthcare costs and political turmoil. Additionally, contentious issues like the Aide Médicale d'Etat scheme and a stalled bill on assisted dying complicate the landscape for healthcare reform in France.
