Last month, the French government announced a 2.15% drop in tariffs for private hospitals. That comes after a 2.5% decrease in 2015. Most private operators are rather alarmist, saying it will lead to closures and job losses. They also consider themselves unfairly treated in comparison to the public sector. Yet, Yves Noël, president of hospital association Santé-Cité, says the situation isn’t so bad.