Aviva Health Insurance will release Level 2 Hospital Excess (€1,577 per adult, €280 for child 1-3, €108 for child 4, €617 for student 1-3 and €319.20 student 4) on 23 March 2014.

This product provides cover for a semi-private room in public hospitals and a semi-private room in private hospitals with a €75 excess per private hospital claim.  A €2,000 co-payment applies to certain orthopaedic procedures in a private hospital.

There is full cover for listed cardiac and day case procedures and 90% for listed special procedures in the Blackrock Clinic, The Mater Private and Beacon private hospitals with a €75 excess per claim, a €2,000 co-payment applies to certain orthopaedic procedures in these hospitals.

There is a maternity accommodation grant of €4,500.

The plan has limited outpatient benefits with a €200 excess per person per year.

This plan is available to all new and renewing customers from 23 March 2014.

The above information was sourced with the permission of the Health Insurance Authority from their website www.hia.ie. Our thanks to them for their assistance.