Varadkar should consult experts first, Foundation head warns

The head of the Jack and Jill Foundation says the new Health Minister was foolish to address plans to overhaul the medical card system, before an expert panel reports on the issue.

The head of the Jack and Jill Foundation said the new Health Minister was foolish to address plans to overhaul the medical card system before an expert panel reports on the issue.

Last week Leo Varadkar cast doubt over whether people with certain illnesses could be guaranteed a medical card under the new system.