Aviva Health will launch Level 2 Health Excess 500 on 1 November 2015;

The plan (€996 per adult, €295 per child age 0-4 and €270 per child age 5-17) will provide cover for a private room in a public hospital and a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €500 inpatient excess and €150 day case excess per claim. There is a €2,000 co-payment for certain orthopaedic procedures in private hospitals.

The plan provides day case cover and 90% cover for listed cardiac and special procedures in the Blackrock Clinic and Mater Private private hospitals with a €500 inpatient excess and €150 day case excess per claim. Full cover is provided in the Beacon hospital with a €500 inpatient excess and €150 day case excess per claim

There is maternity accomodation cover of up to 3 nights in a public hospital and a home birth benefit of €4,000 provided.

This plan is available to all new and renewing customers from this date.

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.