Minister denies health increase announcement was ‘sneaky’

The Health Minister has been accused of making the announcement of price increases in the health sector in a sneaky manner on Friday night.

Minister denies health increase announcement was ‘sneaky’

The Health Minister has been accused of making the announcement of price increases in the health sector in a sneaky manner on Friday night.

The Minister last night revealed that the price of going to the accident and emergency unit is up by almost a third, from €31.70 to €40, and the threshold for the drugs payment scheme is up from €53 to €65.

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