Medical cost fears for families granted access to medicinal cannabis amid reimbursement uncertainty

Families granted access to medicinal cannabis under the State’s compassionate access programme fear crippling medical costs amid uncertainty over the HSE’s reimbursement policy.

Campaigning mum, Noreen O’Neill, called on the HSE last night to clarify the position after a family on the programme was told their medical cannabis bills won’t be covered, leaving them facing a monthly medical bill of €1,200.