VHI price increase 15 to 45%

macman2010

Customers can expect to see a 15% premium increase for a family plan and up to 45% for plan B.
A truly shocking price increase.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0106/vhi-business.html

mysadlife

thieving b******s - we don't even have a health service in this third world country of ours. Time to switch to Aviva or elsewhere.

yop

Just switch. But u can guarantee the rest of them will follow.

What a wonderful country this is. Shame that the government didn't have a role in VHI....

mysadlife

We're becoming like the USA, where only the rich can afford healthcare, and the poor just get sick and die.

Fianna Fail WERE in fact behind all of this, as they injected zilch into healthcare during the last decade, hence leaving Ireland like the European equivalent of Zimbabwe.

We are far too complacent in this country to accept this.

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

45% increase for Plan B Options. :mad: Just finished printing off the switching forms.

macman2010

mysadlife wrote: »

We're becoming like the USA, where only the rich can afford healthcare, and the poor just get sick and die.


Exactly as Mary Harney wants it, only difference here is people with private healthcare still have to sit in A&E for hrs/days to be seen.

By the end of the 4 year "plan" all the co location private hospitals will be empty and the adjoining public hospitals will be bursting with the sick.

45% increase-Fianna fail better not tell us that the cost of living is falling!!

mysadlife

HSE = Harney's Sick Experiment

PCPhoto

simple solution - Dont pay it .... I know I wont be renewing mine...not even going to bother switching to another - its something I think I will run the risk instead .... if (heaven forbid) I get sick....I know I have the support of family and friends.

if enough people withdraw then they will have to reconsider their price structure....or goto the wall.

shotgun mike

how has this anything to do with news and media? apart from that fact their reporting it

mysadlife

I know of a guy in the UK who refuses to pay for private healthcare - what he does instead is deposit £200 every month into a higher rate savings account - he's been doing this for years and reckons that he should have enough saved up by now for most medical procedures.

And if he doesn't ever need it, he will end up with a nice nest egg.

shotgun mike

mysadlife wrote: »

I know of a guy in the UK who refuses to pay for private healthcare - what he does instead is deposit £200 every month into a higher rate savings account - he's been doing this for years and reckons that he should have enough saved up by now for most medical procedures.

And if he doesn't ever need it, he will end up with a nice nest egg.

again this has nothing to do with news and media... there's a thread in after hours for your anecdotes

irishh_bob

the money towards paying the 2nd wealthises consultants and GP,s in the world has to come from somewhere

time both theese sheltered sectors of the economy were made to feel the chill winds of rescession or at least the free market

donaghs

Anyone switched or renewed and made specific savings? Can anyone post specific details of this?

ibarelycare

donaghs wrote: »

Anyone switched or renewed and made specific savings? Can anyone post specific details of this?

I've to start enquiring this week. I'm on Plan B Options and my insurance is going to be nearly €1400 this year. I'm just wondering how willing any other insurance company is going to be to take me on as I have had a few thousand euro worth (10-15k) of medical treatment in the past couple of years, all covered by VHI

biko

Heard this on the radio, if work didn't pay it for me I'd switch today.

Son Of A Vidic

Time to move I think, the greedy bast@rds. I hope everyone else leaves them en masse.

DoctorGonzo08

From all the media releases and news, which primarily focus on the family plans and the plan options, there is no mention of the LifeStage policies (Are these the 60% customers?).

I have tried managing my policy online, but their website refuses to let me in, and I cannot get through to them via email or phone to clarify.

I originally signed the policy for 55e a month for 12 months in Aug 2008, but it has been renewed (without my consent) and increased to 66e, and 70e.

Even with a 15% increase it will still be cheaper than Aviva's alternative by 5e a month, however 80e a month is too much to pay.

Can anyone confirm the % increase in the First Plan Plus options?

Degsy

biko wrote: »

Heard this on the radio, if work didn't pay it for me I'd switch today.

Do you work in a hazerdous job? My work pay for exactly fcuck all.

msg11

Degsy wrote: »

Do you work in a hazerdous job? My work pay for exactly fcuck all.

This sort of stuff was back in the day when company's actually cared about there staff. In Tesco myself, I get **** all , they barely pay me anything. Now if I was say Pre 1995 or even on a pre 1997 contract . Oh your in the €€€.

My father , in Cadburys sure he is retired now and they still have the whole family on cover with the VHI.

wes

Yeah, have VHI, but work pays for it. Otherwise, like Biko above, I would switch asap, due to the increases.