Money Guide Ireland

09 Dec

Prescription Charges for Medical card Holders

New Prescription charge of 50c per item for Medical Card Holders.

Prescriptions are currently free to medical card holders. In the Budget a new charge was announced of  50 cent  per item.

This charge is subject to a monthly ceiling of €10 per family

This charge is expected to save €25 million a year. It looks like it will take effect from April 2010.

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