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What medical expenses will I get a refund for?

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You may get a refund of the following expenses if they are not fully covered by the Health Service Executive (HSE) or our Treatment Benefit Scheme:

  • doctor’s visits,
  • doctor’s prescriptions,
  • certain medical or surgical appliances and the repair and replacement of these (for example, artificial limbs or hearing aids),
  • certain dental and eye treatment,
  • certain qualified nursing at home on the instruction of a doctor,
  • certain treatment prescribed by your doctor, and
  • certain travelling expenses, usually limited to the cost of public transport.

The expenses must be resonable and necessary .

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