Universal health plan to hit ‘squeezed middle’
Dr Brian Turner, a leading economist at University College Cork (UCC), said the situation could occur because these people are earning just over the limit which excludes them from GP visit/medical cards, but cannot afford private health insurance.
He made the claim during an analysis of the Fine Gael-Labour coalition’s health reform proposals at the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) annual conference at the weekend.
