Base plan (€409 per adult, €180 per child) and Initiate plan (€425 per adult, €185 per child) will be released on 28 March.

These plans cover a multi occupancy room and day case cover in selected public hospitals. €385 is provided towards maternity fees in selected public hospitals.

The Base plan will operate on a pay and claim basis, the consumer will have to pay the hospital bill and then claim the costs back from GloHealth.

The Initiate plan will directly settle with a limited number of public hospitals.

The plans are available to all new and existing 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.