Gary Culliton reports on changes to the system of risk equalisation credits which are designed to protect community-rated health insurance for all, which is key to the introduction of universal health insurance.

Lloyd Mudiwa broods over the latest report from the OECD and subsequent critical  media coverage of the salaries of Irish doctors— only to find corroboration for assertions made by the IMO and IHCA.

Following a quick look at the Health at a Glance 2013 report, Dr Muiris Houston is left grimacing at how dated some of the data is, particularly in relation to GPs’ pay.

Fresh from a recent appearance on The Marian Finucane Show, columnist Dr Ruairi Hanley shares his simple ‘solution’ for increasing State revenue while simultaneously reducing the use of benzodiazepines.

Gary Culliton examines why things were able to get so bad at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, where hospital staff said they would not refer their own families.

By Gary Culliton The HSE has not yet developed an estimate of the level of excess payments in the medical card system, it has emerged.

By Gary Culliton When the HSE has not been happy with a GP claim, “we simply do not pay,” the Executive’s Assistant National Director, Paddy Burke, has said.

By Catherine Reilly.

By Catherine Reilly The Dublin Coroner is to contact the Irish Medicines Board regarding “issues raised” at the inquest into the death of a Nigerian woman following treatment at the Rotunda Hospital in March 2010, a spokesperson has told IMT.

By Lloyd Mudiwa The Medical Council has said the registration of doctors, who qualify outside Europe, is governed by the Medical Practitioners Act 2007.