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# Medical Cards

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Mother was asked by the HSE if her son 'still had Down syndrome'
Pharmacists accuse government of lying on medical card withdrawals
"It is only a matter of time before a stressed out parent is pushed over the edge"
Cracking down on crime and eliminating parking fees - Fianna Fáil's plan for Dublin
Government accused of targeting people with Down Syndrome in medical card removal
Reilly accused of needing Prime Time programme to be aired before taking action
This is the letter the HSE is sending to ask people if they've emigrated...
Over 700,000 more medical cards have been issued in the last decade
“This is the worst small country in the western world to be sick in”
Taoiseach knew about medical card case he says he wasn't told about
Reilly: 2014 will be the most challenging year ever for health services
IMO accuses Reilly of 'racing ahead' with extension of free GP care
'We just kept getting them in the post': How a family of five has 14 medical cards
'It is a balancing act': Reilly apologises over medical card problems
Public information campaign launched to address 'confusion' over medical cards
Vigil at children’s hospital to highlight medical card removal
Thousands join pensioners’ protest against Budget cuts
Facing call to resign, Taoiseach says medical card issues 'will all be sorted out'
"It's time to shout stop." - Elderly people to protest outside Dáil
"I think it's a bit rich of Mícheál Martin"- James Reilly resists calls to resign
GPs claiming dead people's medical card fees? A 'smokescreen' - IMO
Hayes: I have absolute confidence in Minister Reilly's ability
Damien Kiberd: Health is not just Angola, it’s the original Heart of Darkness
Disability Federation calls medical card review "worrying"
“There has been no change in policy in relation to medical cards” – James Reilly
Jack & Jill CEO: Medical cards issue "turning into a crisis"
'What did older people ever do to you?': Taoiseach quizzed over Budget 2014
Howlin confident of reaching €113m savings on medical cards
IN FULL: Brendan Howlin's Budget 2014 speech
Telephone allowance, maternity benefit and medical cards hit hard in Budget
GPs split on free GP care for under fives
'The most vulnerable people in our society': Dáil hears medical card horror stories
Taoiseach insists 'no change at all' in how medical cards are allocated
Taoiseach: Fall in numbers with medical cards not due to policy change
"There is nothing decided on welfare cap" - Joan Burton