PARIS (S&P Global Ratings) Nov. 21, 2019--The French government's decision to assume €10 billion in debt from French public hospitals over 2020-2022 will provide some financial relief to the sector. However, some important technicalities of the debt relief mechanisms still need to be worked out. As such, S&P Global Ratings sees no immediate impact on our ratings on French public hospitals Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP; AA/Stable/A-1+) and Nice Public Hospital (CHU Nice; A-/Stable/--), where details of the plan and its implementation may matter in the future. On Nov. 20, 2019, the French prime minister and health minister released details of the government's financial support scheme to French public hospitals. Announced measures include increasing tariffs for medical procedures
