HSE deals with 300k medical card applications

MORE than 300,000 medical card applications and reviews have been processed since July, with a new centralised office receiving more than 4,000 enquires a day.

The HSE’s Primary Care Reimbursement Scheme now runs a single uniform system for processing medical cards.

The changeover — in line with the Croke Park Agreement — was designed to ensure a better and faster system for processing medical cards. It does not affect how clients apply for a medical card, but rather gives people more options as to how they can apply for and, later, get further information on, their medical card.