Reilly review to include existing medical card holders

The entitlements of existing medical card holders will be scrutinised in Health Minister James Reilly’s upcoming review.

A spokesman for the minister said it would be a “full review” of the schemes involved in order to “get a full understanding of [their] cost effectiveness”.

A draft report by the European Commission circulated to TDs on Tuesday revealed that the Government had agreed to consider “reforming” eligibility for medical cards in the forthcoming budget.