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Health Insurance

    Doctor: We need to talk about health insurance...
    Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne
    Families face up to €260 hikes in health insurance bills as Laya plans broad premium increases
    Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO gunman found with manifesto slamming health insurance industry
    Man arrested over murder of American health insurance executive
    Irish Life Health to increase price plans for third time within one year
    Vhi to increase health insurance plans by an average of 3.5% from October
    Irish Life Health to hike prices by an average of 5.3%
    Customers urged to shop around as VHI to scrap four popular plans on 1 May
    VHI to increase price of healthcare insurance plans by 7% average from 1 March
    Irish Life Health to increase price plans by an average of around 5%
    VHI to increase price of health insurance by 7% from the start of October
    Poll: Do you have private health insurance?
    VHI to return money to customers as number of claims remains lower than expected due to pandemic
    Dr Mark Murphy: What impact is private health insurance having on our health services?
    Dr Mark Murphy
    People advised not to make changes to health insurance as Covid-19 deal is arranged with private hospitals
    Consultants say removing private care from public hospitals is ignoring 'the elephant in the room'
    Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card
    Felim O'Rourke
    How access to health services differs if you've private insurance or are 'in the twilight zone'
    Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here's where the money goes
    Poll: Do you have health insurance?
    Column: 'Those who beat the health insurance penalty deadline are at risk of overpaying'
    Dermot Goode
    VHI is bringing its prices down by an average of 5.5%
    Customers will be able to take a 6 month break from their health insurance without being penalised
    VHI set to cut the price of health insurance on 26 of its plans
    'It has a profound impact': Insurance companies cancel policies over minor non-disclosures
    Poll: Do you have health insurance?
    Older people overpaying €1,000 for health insurance as they're 'afraid to switch plan'
    'When doctors and their loved ones are patients in hospital, the health insurance form tends to get signed'
    Anonymous
    Why you should be very wary of signing this insurance form on arrival at an Irish hospital
    Got health insurance? The cost is likely to be increasing from April
    QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Ireland In 2016?
    Poll: Do you think private health insurance is worth the money?
    This tax measure brought in €57m more than expected, but was it fair?
    'Taoiseach, you will say anything to get elected, the truth does not matter'
    Do you have a health insurance with Laya Healthcare? It could be going up
    Is Universal Health Insurance really going to happen? Don't hold your breath
    Is Leo ditching universal health insurance altogether?
    Here’s what you need to know about the health insurance changes
    People without medical cards are avoiding doctors like the plague
    Are new health insurance rules 'insane'? Here's what we learned today...
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