Mother sues HSE over refusal to fund son's weight-loss medicine

Mother sues HSE over refusal to fund son's weight-loss medicine

A mother is taking a High Court challenge against the HSE’s refusal to reimburse the €450-a-month cost for a weight-loss drug for her teenage son. Granting leave for her judicial review, Judge Mary Rose Gearty said the woman, a lone parent and full-time carer, had argued that the HSE’s decision not to fund the drug, […]