Photos on Medicare cards a burden: doctors

By Finbar O'Mallon
Updated September 13 2019 - 1:23pm, first published 1:18pm
Photo ID on Medicare cards would be expensive, a red tape burden and unneccessary, doctors say.
Photo ID on Medicare cards would be expensive, a red tape burden and unneccessary, doctors say.

Doctors have warned embedding photo identification on Medicare cards could hamper access to treatment for vulnerable people.

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