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Advice - pay public or let them arrange via private?

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  • #32
    E30M3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 329 ✭✭E30M3


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119437850#Comment_119437850

    You are saying that if someone wishes to take out Private Health Insurance they should lose the right to be treated as a public patient?

    And they pay a Government levy for this privilege?

    I disagree with your view



  • #33
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 20,896 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119437850#Comment_119437850

    So if I pay my taxes like everybody else and then choose to pay for private HI as that should disqualify me from using the public system my taxes pay for. That interesting. What about if I have a permanent health insurance policy that will pay me lump sum if I develop certain conditions, should I have to spend that before I avail of the public health service

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #34
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 11,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    OK, to draw this thread back to the OPs issue.

    This seems to be a useful post:

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119439941#Comment_119439941




  • #35
    masterboy123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,189 ✭✭✭masterboy123


    My story of having a private health insurance:

    I took VHI when I was 32 and, in the same year had an emergency procedure done. I was admitted via A&E and kept in a semi-private room. There were daily investigations and morning consultant reviews.

    I was very happy that I had VHI. Because I realised I could have been in another room sharing with six others and where the consultant doesn't see patients daily.

    And I paid zero euros. Although the VHI summary indicated, that the total hospital bill was around €5000. That day I decided to continue with VHI.

    I do acknowledge that a semi-private/private room may not be available at all times



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