Up to 100,000 set to lose medical card

Up to 100,000 people could lose their medical card under the governments plan to cut €666m from the Department of Health.

Up to 100,000 set to lose medical card
Thu, 17 Oct, 2013 - 09:28

Up to 100,000 people could lose their medical card under the governments plan to cut €666m from the Department of Health.

Some €113m of the cuts are to come from a controversial tightening of the medical card scheme.

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