Is Leo ditching universal health insurance altogether?
The Health Minister still wants universal healthcare but maybe not in the way James Reilly envisioned.
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The Health Minister still wants universal healthcare but maybe not in the way James Reilly envisioned.
The UHI model is based on a Dutch scheme, with even the government conceding it is an ambitious plan.
It’s the last day before the Easter break in the Dáil. But what have they got planned?
The issues were discussed at a Health Committee this morning.
Mary Lou McDonald said that the coalition has to date “flatly and coldly refused the Bethany survivors the dignity of recognition”.
The White paper published today has been slammed by GPs, mental health groups and the IMPACT trade union.
The Irish College of General Practitioners say they are in favour of equity of access but the costs need to be known.
Minister Reilly said he doesn’t know but if we’d implemented it last year, it would have cost less than €920 on average.
The Taoiseach says the plan is a delivery on a promise of change.