Two Increased & supplementary new charges, budgets and HSE budget & health budget cuts. 2009 cuts Salary cuts Ireland enters Troika in bailout charge. More 2010 cuts Change of Huge government. programme of health ‘Programme for system Government’ reform commits to promised, Free GP care & HSE to be Universal abolished Health 2011 Insurance Health’ Plan for ‘Future published, reform. Free for GP care ‘roadmap’ reform delayed, UHI 2012 by 2016 White Paper No clarity on on Universal who would be Health covered for Insurance what or cost 2014 (UHI) of UHI Change in Shift in policy minister from UHI to poor local & universal European healthcare election (UHC). results & Criteria for decline in medical cards numbers with loosened. HSE medical cards not to be 2014 abolished. Small increase Free GP care in health for under 6s budget, the & over 1st increase in Penalties six years introduced Introduction for those who of Life-Time take out PHI Community over age 35 Rating UHI costings published 2015 showing
2009 Two supplementary budgets and health budget cuts Increased & new charges, HSE budget & cuts. Salary cuts 2010 Ireland enters bailout Troika in charge. More cuts 2011 Change of government. ‘Programme for Government’ commits to Free GP care & Universal Health Insurance Huge programme of health system reform promised, HSE to be abolished 2012 ‘Future Health’ published, ‘roadmap’ for reform Plan for reform. Free GP care delayed, UHI by 2016 2014 White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI) No clarity on who would be covered for what or cost of UHI 2014 Change in minister poor local & European election results & decline in numbers with medical cards Shift in policy from UHI to universal healthcare (UHC). Criteria for medical cards loosened. HSE not to be abolished. 2015 Small increase in health budget, the 1st increase in six years Introduction of Life-Time Community Rating Free GP care for under 6s & over Penalties introduced for those who take out PHI over age 35 UHI costings published showing
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