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A&E Road Traffic Accident Charge?

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    #32
    Fred Swanson
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    Red Nissan
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    Fred Swanson wrote: »
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    Make your own way there and say you fell off your bike and you'll get the €100 standard charge [and that's probably all].


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Fred Swanson wrote: »
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    Not if emergency services were not called out.


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    Fred Swanson
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    5500
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    The NAS or DFB in Dublin dont charge for ambulance call outs, its the hospitals themselves/HSE trying to claw money back with said charges that are misleading and make the public think you are charged for an emergency response. As for fire, local authority's have charged for their attendance for the likes of RTA and domestic but itl be covered by your insurance provider.


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    jonnny68
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    Pay them nothing guaranteed nothing will become of it outrageous charges


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    Fred Swanson
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    davo10
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    People wonder why we have to pay so much for healthcare/fire brigade charges, there it is folks.


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    kennM
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    Fred Swanson wrote: »
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    Red Nissan wrote: »
    So now you know. But technically, it can't be called an ambulance call out, but it is in reality.

    €400 for the fire service domestic.

    Hey guys... it's actually nothing to do with ambulance, etc. Essentially if you are the victim of an RTA and you are taking a civil claim then the charge is levied & is payable when compensation is received.

    In my situation I was in hospital for 9 days. Have VHI also...

    Basically got charged €980 PER NIGHT plus 6 * €910 for private room costs plus every outpatient department visit was charged at €150 plus ambulance callout charges. Yep you are reading right.... €1,890 PER NIGHT in a public hospital.


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    delahuntv
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    kennM wrote: »
    €1,890 PER NIGHT in a public hospital.

    But as you were in VHI you were a private patient in a private room.

    Effectively the public hospital was renting space to VHI.

    At the moment, a small number of beds in public hospitals are designated for private use, and insurers pay the full cost of using these beds. When those with insurance get a bed outside this allocation, a charge of €75 applies.

    My guess you are on a better than standard plan with VHI and therefore got better than standard bed! :)


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    kennM
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    delahuntv wrote: »
    But as you were in VHI you were a private patient in a private room.

    Effectively the public hospital was renting space to VHI.

    At the moment, a small number of beds in public hospitals are designated for private use, and insurers pay the full cost of using these beds. When those with insurance get a bed outside this allocation, a charge of €75 applies.

    My guess you are on a better than standard plan with VHI and therefore got better than standard bed! :)

    Not sure, twas a company plan...

    Long story short. RTA, other party 100% at fault, VHI won't pay a penny unless solicitor signs an undertaking that VHI get 100% of their costs recouped otherwise they reject claims, law society of Ireland recommends solicitors don't sign said undertaking as clients could end up liable for the short fall if one arises...... so claim ended up VERY expensive for the other party.


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