Varadkar seeks single application form as part of medical card reform

A single application form for all medical cards is one of the changes Health Minister Leo Varadkar hopes will be approved by Government colleagues.

Although he has not yet brought his plans for reform of the medical card system to Cabinet, he hopes to be able to do so after outlining them to the Cabinet health sub-committee next Monday.

Among the proposals is that, although the first step will still be to assess applicants based on means, the same application form would be used for those outside the income thresholds.