Over-70s medical card system ‘madness’

ELDERLY people are being subjected to unnecessary confusion and worry because of a new system to process medical cards for over-70s which was described yesterday as “a form of madness”.

Over-70s medical card system ‘madness’

Politicians from both the Government and opposition sides have expressed frustration with the new centralised system, which makes it harder for them to help their constituents get access to cards which are no longer dealt with at a local level.

Older people are left waiting months and there have been cases of applications getting lost in the system.

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