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William Behan on medical card cutbacks
[Letter to Times > ] Sir, – I had a patient this week whose financial circumstances have recently deteriorated; this month his medical card has been replaced with a doctor visit card, requiring him...
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William Behan on affordable doctors
[Letter to Times >] Sir, – Your article on general practice fees (Pricewatch, Business supplement) refers to transactions that would not reflect reality for most patients. Being charged a full...
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William Behan on medical card appeals
[Letter to the Times >] Sir, – I wish to provide follow-up on my letter of February 6th, 2012. It was regarding a patient of mine with multiple illnesses who recently had his full medical card...
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William Behan on true healthcare costs
(Letter to Indepdent) > “These facts belie the claim that the Irish health service is overfunded relative to its productivity.” The recent leaked troika report on Irish healthcare costs and...
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William Behan on GP funding cuts
Many GPs were doing this anyway, but the latest cut-backs will mean that many of us will have to look at our work practices and adhere to our GMS contract more rigorously, or else charge GMS patients...
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William Behan: Medical cards for those who most need them?
Sir, – Dr Orla Hardiman has been quoted as saying that the HSE was using delaying tactics and elongating the appeals process for motor neuron disease patients applying for medical cards. Medical cards...
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GPs who don’t join free-care scheme could still charge for under-six visits
GPs are free to continue charging parents private fees for children under six despite the Government’s free-care scheme being introduced this summer. There is no legal ban on doctors asking for regular...
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