#Budget2020: More medical cards promised and prescription charges cut in health budget

A reduction in prescription charges, more medical cards, and €25m extra for the National Treatment Purchase Fund are among the health measures included in the Budget.

#Budget2020: More medical cards promised and prescription charges cut in health budget

A reduction in prescription charges, more medical cards, and €25m extra for the National Treatment Purchase Fund are among the health measures included in the Budget.

Announcing Budget 2020, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe claimed that next year we will see a "full transition to a new, sound and stable model of financial governance within the health sector".

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