General Medical Services Scheme Expenditure

Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Questions (363)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of delivering general practitioner care for those cohorts that are entitled to free general practitioner care, that is, medical card holders, general practitioner visit card holders, persons over 75 years of age, children and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53823/18]

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Minister for Health

GPs contracted under the GMS scheme to provide services to medical card and GP visit card holders receive a range of capitation payments, fee per service payments and practice supports. In 2017, the total amount paid to GPs under the GMS scheme amounted to approximately €525 million.