Government rejects cost of living proposal to abolish all hospital charges | Business Post

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Government rejects cost of living proposal to abolish all hospital charges – DanielTMurray reports.

Government is to abolish hospital charges for children, in a first step towards universal free access to hospital care as set out under the Sláintecare plans. Picture: Getty

A proposal to abolish all hospital charges was presented by the Minister for Health to be part of last week’s cost of living package, but was rejected by the government, the Business Post understands. Despite it not being included in the cost of living package, the government is instead to abolish inpatient and outpatient hospital charges for children under 16 later this year, in a first step towards abolishing all hospital charges, as...

 

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