‘If this keeps going, we’ll need a mortgage to pay our bill’ – three generations on the soaring cost of health insurance
By Sarah O’mahony
Copyright independent
A retired couple have told how they are struggling to afford the cost of their health insurance cover, which is now almost €6,000 a year.
Last month, VHI become the third health insurer to announce a hike in premiums in the space of a few weeks. The state-owned insurer will increase the cost of 50 of its plans by 3pc from the start of next month.
