Local Cabinet Minister Denis Naughten has confirmed that the reduction in the prescription charge for medical card holders aged over 70 will come into effect tomorrow March 1 st following this morning’s Cabinet meeting to copper-fasten the reduced charges in law that were announced in Budget 2017. Once your pharmacy can identify all of your family members then you should not pay more than €10 per month. Spending in Department of Health €300m ahead of target Click here for details about the Drugs Payment Scheme. It said consideration must be given to various issues, such as whether certain patient groups or those suffering from particular medical conditions would be exempted from this charge before any changes could be implemented.The Irish Medical Organisation, which represents doctors at all levels, has put forward alternative plans, such as using more generic drugs and tackling the cost of generic drugs in Ireland, to achieve €300 million in drugs savings. Fianna Fáil had insisted on a cut but talks came down to the wire.It led to the €2.50 prescription charge being reduced to €2 for the over-70s. Once a patient (or a member of their family) belongs to the prescription subsidy scheme, the patient will be exempt from paying a co-payment.

The fee is currently $4.39 and is adjusted on 1 January each year. Imagine the scenario.

This charge is not applicable if you are in one of the following groups: Medical card holders; People admitted to hospital after attending the emergency department (you will then be subject to in-patient/day service charges) What about the $2 co-payment previously paid by some Prescription Subsidy Card holders? It too fears a prescription charge might stop some people taking the drugs they need.The Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament said it was concerned the proposed charge would place an increased financial burden on older people, who have a greater need for prescriptions.“The Minister’s response is not a remedy for the over-prescribing of drugs that can only be resolved by those responsible for writing prescriptions.”Fine Gael and Labour have also objected to Ms Harney’s plan.Paddy Burke, head of the HSE’s primary care reimbursement service, said 10 million items were prescribed in 1983 when the same numbers had medical cards, but this would rise to about 60 million items next year. For the best site experience please enable JavaScript in your browser settings

From 1 July 2015, the $2.00 co-payment has been removed.

However, this has now dropped to 1.6 million and it is expected to fall even further.At the same time the number of people with GP visit cards has risen.Overspending in the Department of Health is worse than last year, according to new Government statistics release today.A grant for an elderly person to convert their home into two separate housing units is now a key demand of Shane Ross's Independent Alliance as Budget talks intensify.Diesel, petrol, coal and cigarettes are set to go up in Budget 2019 as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe looks for money to fund social welfare hikes and income tax reductions.

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This subsidy is aimed at reducing costs for families and people who are prescribed a lot of medicines.
Prescription charges for medical card holders are set to be cut in the Budget. Diesel, coal and cigarettes: Everything we know about Budget 2019 so far 8.

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