Comparing Health Insurance prices in Ireland can be a complicated task. The health insurance market in Ireland is estimated to be worth over €2 billion in premiums each year. At the end of 2021 it was estimated that 47% of the population of Ireland had Private Health Insurance cover. (Over 2.4 million people) There are […]
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The Government made an arrangement with private hospitals to provide extra beds to the HSE in preparation for an increase in coronavirus cases. It meant that about 2,000 beds in private hospitals became available to the HSE. The deal is going to cost the HSE around €115 million a month and is initially for 3 […]
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Health insurance is taken out by about 50% of the population in Ireland. probably another 10 to 20% have Medical Cards. In the UK only about 11% of the population have health insurance.If you don’t have medical insurance in Ireland – there are caps on how much you have to pay for hospital stays and […]
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One of the “luxuries” that many people are deciding to do without is health insurance. Premiums have risen in recent years and many families can no longer afford it or don’t see health insurance as good value for money. Switching health insurers has also become more common as people try to reduce costs. Will you […]
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The VHI is to increase the cost of many of its health insurance plans by 2% from November 22nd. VHI says that it’s health insurance business continues to be making a loss and they say the increases are needed to ensure it could “continue to fund the healthcare needs of its customers”. Some of the […]
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