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‘Tipping point’: Why are people giving up their health insurance?
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (639+ words) The news that the number of people paying for private health insurance has fallen for the first time in more than six years could indicate an affordability “tipping point” has been reached, a leading analyst in the field suggests. New…...
Dip in numbers of consumers with health insurance, watchdog data reveals
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (404+ words) For the first time in more than six years the number of people with private health insurance has fallen marginally, quarterly data from the sector’s watchdog has shown. The Health Insurance Authority’s (HIA) latest quarterly bulletin said that while there…...
Skyrocketing costs of private health insurance
2+ week, 1+ day ago (256+ words) Sir – I read the recent Irish Times article on the second round of private health insurance increases this year with Marx’s famous saying in my head – history repeats itself first as tragedy, and then as farce (“VHI to hike prices…...
New law to provide greater certainty for cancer survivors seeking mortgage protection
2+ week, 5+ day ago (288+ words) Cancer survivors are to be granted a legal “right to be forgotten” allowing them to obtain mortgage protection without discrimination based on their past diagnosis. Under a previous voluntary code, which was not adopted by some insurers, a survivor could…...
Travel insurance for older people: fewer choices and more restrictions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1088+ words) My mother-in-law was made of stern stuff. She was a nurse in London during the Blitz, and had emerged from this experience with a can-do attitude that stayed with her throughout her long life. She loved to travel and what…...
State payment for medicines ranks among major concerns for pharmacists â The Irish Times
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (428+ words) Concern about how much the State pays for medicines alongside general economic uncertainty and rising business costs are the main worries among pharmacists in Ireland. A quarterly Pharmacy Pulse report by the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) says that while demand…...
More cost, less cover from health insurers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (594+ words) Private health insurance premiums jumped by almost 11 per cent last year even as providers cut the level of cover offered by many plans, according to data from the Health Insurance Authority, which says insurers appear to be targeting older customers…...
Health insurance prices jump sharply even though cover is cut
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (623+ words) The cost of private health insurance jumped by almost 11 per cent last year even as providers cut the level of cover offered by many plans, data from an industry watchdog has shown. The annual market report from the Health Insurance…...
Cancer survivor reeling after mortgage-protection insurance quote of €290 per month
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (665+ words) A young woman has said she felt “less than” to receive a mortgage protection quote of €290 per month, with the bulk of the cost arising from her having had cancer six years ago. Konstantina Kalliontzi (26) is living in a modular…...
Advice on health insurance
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) The Irish Times Advice on health insurance Aside from a lie down after it all, whatâs a girl to do, only to conclude itâs hard, if not impossible, to win Sir, â Unlike Chris Coggins (Letters, March 30th) I…...