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01/07/2015
Children Under 18 Diagnosed With Cancer To Receive Medical Card
Children under 18 diagnosed with cancer will receive a medical card for five years, the Minister for Health has confirmed.
It will also be retrospective so that any child who has had a cancer diagnosis in the past five years will also be entitled to a medical card.
Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, welcomed the news.
Mr Butler said: "The stress and devastation of dealing with the cancer diagnosis of a child is difficult enough for any family without having to worry about access to health care or paying for medication. This has been an issue I have highlighted to the Minister on a number of occasions.
"Last November, the HSE took a number of steps to improve the operation of the medical card system, particularly for people with significant medical needs. Amongst the steps announced was the establishment of a Clinical Advisory Group who made the recommendation to introduce this relief."
(CD/JP)
It will also be retrospective so that any child who has had a cancer diagnosis in the past five years will also be entitled to a medical card.
Fine Gael TD for Meath West, Ray Butler, welcomed the news.
Mr Butler said: "The stress and devastation of dealing with the cancer diagnosis of a child is difficult enough for any family without having to worry about access to health care or paying for medication. This has been an issue I have highlighted to the Minister on a number of occasions.
"Last November, the HSE took a number of steps to improve the operation of the medical card system, particularly for people with significant medical needs. Amongst the steps announced was the establishment of a Clinical Advisory Group who made the recommendation to introduce this relief."
(CD/JP)
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