PCRS saved €43.7m in Q1

By Gary Culliton. The Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) achieved savings of €43.7 million in the first quarter of 2013, as a result of cost management moves. This is under the €45.6 million target, which leaves a shortfall against the budgeted position of €1.9 million. Some €323 million in savings plus an additional €30 million have been targeted. The measure for prescription charges became effective on January 1. This thus affects claims from one month later, February 1. The measure will have a shortfall of €4.2 million, or one month for the full year. Any significant fall in the number…