Lenihan backs doctor-only medical cards for under-fives

DOCTOR-ONLY medical cards should be extended to all children under the age of five, according to Minister for Children Brian Lenihan.

Lenihan backs doctor-only medical cards for under-fives

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, he said he believed such a move would have a huge impact on paediatric care in this country.

Doctors’ representative groups have said they would oppose such a move unless it was means-tested, as it would repeat the over-70s scenario where people who can afford GP visits benefit.

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