Union Nationale des Professionnels de Santé

The Union Nationale des Professionnels de Santé (UNPS), also known as the Union nationale des professions de santé, is a French organisation that brings together representatives of trade unions of liberal health professionals. It was created by the law of 13 August 2004 on health insurance, at the same time as the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie (UNCAM) and the Union nationale des organismes d'assurance maladie complémentaire (UNOCAM). The UNPS is composed of forty-six representatives from various trade union organisations, appointed for five years. Its core mission is to negotiate the interprofessional framework agreement (accord-cadre interprofessionnel) with the health insurance system, and to represent liberal health professionals collectively in discussions with the Assurance maladie. It also issues opinions on proposed decisions of the UNCAM and examines the annual concertation programme between the UNCAM and UNOCAM. The organisation describes itself as the "maison commune" (common house) of liberal professionals. It receives a contribution to its operating costs from the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie, which amounted to €514,000 in 2011. The UNPS is active in French health policy debates, publishing positions and communications on topics such as health data, electronic invoicing, and fraud allegations against health professionals.

The Union Nationale des Professionnels de Santé (UNPS) was created by the French law of 13 August 2004 on health insurance, alongside the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie (UNCAM) and the Union nationale des organismes d'assurance maladie complémentaire (UNOCAM). Its establishment was part of a broader reform of the French health insurance system aimed at structuring negotiations between health insurance funds and health professionals. The UNPS was officially installed on 5 July 2005, with a speech by Xavier Bertrand, then Minister of Health and Solidarities, who described it as the "maison commune" of liberal professionals and the instance that would represent them collectively in discussions with the Assurance maladie. The organisation is composed of forty-six representatives from various trade union organisations, appointed for five years. Its primary mission is to negotiate the interprofessional framework agreement (accord-cadre interprofessionnel) with the health insurance system, determining what falls within the framework and constitutes the common base for the professions. It also issues opinions on proposed decisions of the UNCAM and examines the annual concertation programme between the UNCAM and UNOCAM. The UNPS receives a contribution to its operating costs from the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie, which was €514,000 in 2011. Over the years, the UNPS has remained active in French health policy, addressing topics such as health data, electronic invoicing, and fraud prevention, and publishing positions and communications on behalf of liberal health professionals.

• Creation of the UNPS by the law on health insurance, alongside UNCAM and UNOCAM.

• Official installation of the UNPS, marked by a speech from Minister of Health Xavier Bertrand.

• The UNPS received a contribution of €514,000 from the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie for its operating costs.

Umbrella representative body for liberal health professionals in France, acting as the collective voice in negotiations with the national health insurance system.

1. 1Union Nationale des Professionnels de Santéunps-sante.org
2. 2Union nationale des professions de santéfr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Wikidatawikidata.org