Broad consensus now gathering behind universal health insurance

Issued : Wednesday 14 April, 2010

Broad consensus now gathering behind universal health insurance

Healthcare SurveyThe introduction of universal health insurance in Ireland is both feasible and affordable. The argument is sound. The political challenge lies in winning it.

The Labour Party has been making the case for universal health insurance for almost a decade. Our health policy is a product of our core principle: that something as vital to human life, and human dignity, as healthcare, should be equally available to each member of our community on the basis of medical need, not income.

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