Spoiling for a fight?

Signing off on free care leaves no doubt the gloves are off and the wisdom teeth are out in the Government’s confrontation with GPs over its health policy centrepiece, writes Dr Muiris Houston. I write this column with a heavy heart. It’s 48 hours before Junior Minister for Health Alex White addresses the IMO AGM in Carton House. It’s 24 hours since the publication of the under-sixes medical card legislation. If there was anyone left wondering if the Government had the gloves off in its confrontation with GPs, the following quote from the legislation puts the issue beyond doubt. “Section 4…