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Mature Student - Medical Insurance

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  • 18-08-2009 3:50pm
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    Jugs82
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    Hi,

    As I said in another thread, my girlfriend is going back as a mature student this year. She is currently working up until the end of August and is paying VHI.

    My question is - as a student, does she receive free healthcare or does she have to continue paying VHI? She is anxious about this as she want to be covered in some way while she is a student.

    Any advice would be great.
    Thanks in advance.


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    jano1
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    She can apply for a medical card and will be means-tested for this on her own income or with a partner if she lives with you. Students are not treated as a special case under this scheme however.This will cover her for free GP visits & prescriptions, free hospital treatment and certain dentistry treatment. Waiting lists can be long though for public patients and some people keep up VHI for private healthcare benefits even with a medical card for this reason.


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