Leo Varadkar: Universal Health Insurance model too expensive

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said Universal Health Insurance will not now be introduced until at least a third term of the current Government.

Leo Varadkar: Universal Health Insurance model too expensive

The Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said Universal Health Insurance will not now be introduced until at least a third term of the current Government.

Leo Varadkar was responding to analysis by the ESRI which shows that the Government's model could cost the state up to €2bn a year to run.

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