Labour to fight 'tooth and nail' medical card move

The Labour party has vowed to step up it's opposition to the Government's plans to remove the automatic entitlement to a medical card for the over 70s.

The Labour party has vowed to step up it's opposition to the Government's plans to remove the automatic entitlement to a medical card for the over 70s.

A new means testing regime will begin in January to determine eligibility.

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