Health | Number of medical card reviews undertaken in the past five years

Question

To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards reviews undertaken in each year in the past five years to date; the number of medical cards rescinded post-review in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter

Reply

The Health Service Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in the context of the above Parliamentary Question (Reference 20147/24), which you submitted to the Minister for Health for response.

The following table shows the information as requested from 2018 to May 2024

Year	Total Reviews family Units	Number Clients	Eligibility Losses	Upgrades to Medical Cards	Downgraded to DVC
2018	334,322	468,051	125,168	32,904	21,949
2019	290,348	406,487	102,919	33,022	19,554
2020	140,242	196,339	34,024	27,097	7,810
2021	246,289	344,805	89,291	24,686	11,739
2022	176,801	247,521	94,817	28,362	15,615
2023	173,761	243,265	60,197	24,956	10,060
2024	84,459	118,243	41,431	9,649	11,918
Grand Total	1,446,222	2,024,711	547,847	180,676	98,645