Fine Gael A plan for Fine Gael are Commitment to a support Universal committed to a strong and proposals to Healthcare decisive shift efficient publicly incentivise rural which sees towards care in funded health general practice access to quality the community, service Fine Gael preventative, along with Fine Gael will recognise the primary, additional maintain a tax need to provide curative frontline staff to and regulatory additional rehabilitative alleviate pressure environment that support for GP and end-of-life on Emergency supports practices in healthcare that Departments increased disadvantaged is timely and Fine Gael will coverage by a urban areas and affordable for dismantle the competitive and will bring everyone HSE, and devolve cost-effective forward Reduce the decision making health insurance proposals in this level of to Hospital market regards after for Groups and Fine Gael believe consultation medicine under Community further work with doctors' to the Drugs Health needs to be representatives Payment Organisations conducted on the Scheme from (CHOs) costs of various per Fine Gael plan to funding models €1,728 annum to link budgets to for universal €950 The cap on activity healthcare and prescription Fine Gael plan to how to best meet charges will be provide at least these costs and reduced from 80 primary care needs not met. per month centres Fine Gael want to €25 to Ensure access to deliver a reform €17.50 Free GP care X-ray, ultrasound programme, so will be and other that the extended to investigations for foundations are under 18s their patients in place to
Fine Gael support proposals to incentivise rural general practice Fine Gael recognise the need to provide additional support for GP practices in disadvantaged urban areas and will bring forward proposals in this regards after consultation with doctors' representatives A plan for Universal Healthcare which sees access to quality preventative, primary, curative rehabilitative and end-of-life healthcare that is timely and affordable for everyone Reduce the level of for medicine under to the Drugs Payment Scheme from €1,728 per annum to €950 The cap on prescription charges will be reduced from €25 per month to €17.50 Free GP care will be extended to under 18s Fine Gael are committed to a decisive shift towards care in the community, along with additional frontline staff to alleviate pressure on Emergency Departments Fine Gael will dismantle the HSE, and devolve decision making to Hospital Groups and Community Health Organisations (CHOs) Fine Gael plan to link budgets to activity Fine Gael plan to provide at least 80 primary care centres Ensure access to X-ray, ultrasound and other investigations for their patients Commitment to a strong and efficient publicly funded health service Fine Gael will maintain a tax and regulatory environment that supports increased coverage by a competitive and cost-effective health insurance market Fine Gael believe further work needs to be conducted on the costs of various funding models for universal healthcare and how to best meet these costs and needs not met. Fine Gael want to deliver a reform programme, so that the foundations are in place to
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