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.

Reilly review to include existing medical card holders

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.

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