Health insurer is ending the workhorse plan - known as Health Plus Extra, Health Plus Access, Health Plus Excess and Health Access - that up to one in 10 of its customers are on
The reality is that anyone who doesn’t shop around for better value health insurance every three years or so is paying over the odds. Photograph: iStockIt is indeed. After decades as the workhorse of Irish health insurance, the plan many people would have grown up with will vanish from May 1st.
Health Plus Extra was priced at €2,951 per adult in April 2023 climbing to €3,169 last October and to €3,400 last month. That is a cumulative increase of €449 in less than a year A retired couple who decided to renew on the Health Plus Extra scheme from March 2024 would have to pay almost €900 extra to cover the cost.An alternative will be offered by the VHI to those affected but people should take the opportunity to get the best value and resist the urge to auto-renew on whatever is offered.
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