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Social Democrats move to end pursuit of cancer patients by debt collectors, DanielTMurray reports.

The Social Democrats motion called on the government to abolish the €80 inpatient charge for those who are receiving cancer treatment and direct the HSE to end the practice of using debt collectors to collect hospital charges from cancer patients. Picture: RollingNews.ie

There is an “absolute lack of sensitivity and understanding” shown to cancer patients who are being pursued by HSE hired debt collectors for their treatment fees, according to the co-leader of the Social Democrats. Róisín Shortall was speaking in the Dáil today as her party launched a motion on the cost of cancer care.

 

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