The attitude is clear: It is contractually disputable to let patients pay for doctor's visits.

Holding is set: It is a breach of the agreement for patients to pay for routine doctor's visits

Danish Regions and PLO have agreed after a meeting. A practicing doctor cannot accept payment for a routine doctor's visit, which is otherwise covered by the agreement – not even for patients who are not affiliated with the doctor through health insurance.

The assessment comes from the landssamarbejdsudvalget for general practice, which consists of representatives from Danish Regions, Kommunernes Landsforening and De Praktiserende Lægers Organisation (PLO).

"It is a very important principle that we have in Denmark, that we have free and equal access to our own doctor. I am therefore satisfied with today's decision," says Jørgen Skadborg, chairman of PLO.

Also read: 750 kroner for a doctor's visit: Politicians want to investigate the concept (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/750-kroner-en-laegetid-politikere-vil-have-undersoegt-koncept)

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Consultation for 750 kroner

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The meeting took place in the context of DR reporting in June on the company Lægerne Danmark, which for 750 kroner sells consultations to private patients in the same time frame as they see their health insurance patients.

"We are in agreement that the model we have seen is not compatible with the agreement we have today," says Lars Gaardhøj, chairman of Regionernes Lønnings- og Takstnævn, and who is the Regional Council Chairman in Region Hovedstaden (S).

Lægerne Danmark have not yet wished to comment on the issue, but write in a written comment to DR.

"We have not yet received an official statement from Landssamarbejdsudvalget or PLO, which we can respond to. What individual members of Landssamarbejdsudvalget think, we unfortunately cannot comment on, as we adhere to the agreement, and one cannot buy a faster appointment with one's own doctor through Lægerne Danmark," writes Jakob Fraes, who is a co-owner of Lægerne Danmark.

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