GloHealth will launch 4 new plans on 1 September 2014;

Better Choice (€1,035 per adult, €517.50 per student and €136 per child)

Better Pro (€1,039 per adult, €519.50 per student, €272 per child over 4, €136 per child age 3, children under 3 go free)

Best Choice (€1,369 per adult, €669 per student and €146 per child)

Better Smart (€1,210 per adult, €605 per student and €360 per child)

Better Choice will provide cover for a private room in a public hospital and a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €125 excess per private hospital claim. There is also cover for day case procedures in a private hospital with a €75 excess per claim.

The Blackrock Clinic, the Mater Private and the Beacon Clinic have 80% cover for listed cardiac procedures with a €150 excess per claim and 90% cover for listed special procedures with a €150 excess per claim.

There is a €2,000 co-payment on certain orthopaedic procedures in all private hospitals. There is also maternity accomodation cover of up to 3 nights in a public hospital provided. Customers can choose two free Personalised Packages from GloHealth’s list of 8 Personalised Packages to add on to this plan.

Better Pro will provide cover for a private room in a public hospital and a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €125 excess per private hospitalclaim. There is also cover for day case procedures with a €50 excess per claim.

The Blackrock Clinic, the Mater Private and the Beacon Clinic have 90% cover for listed cardiac procedures with a €150 excess per claim and 90% cover for listed special procedures with a €150 excess per claim.

There is a €2,000 co-payment on certain orthopaedic procedures in all private hospitals. There is also maternity accomodation cover of up to 3 nights in a public hospital provided. Customers can choose two free Personalised Packages from GloHealth’s list of 8 Personalised Packages to add on to this plan.

Best Choice will provide cover for a private room in a public hospital and a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €75 excess per private hospital claim. There is also cover for day case procedures with no excess

The Blackrock Clinic, the Mater Private and the Beacon Clinic have full cover for listed cardiac procedures with a €75 excess per claim and 90% cover for listed special procedures with no excess.

There is a €2,000 co-payment on certain orthopaedic procedures in all private hospitals. There is also maternity accomodation cover of up to 3 nights in a public hospital provided. Customers can choose two free Personalised Packages from GloHealth’s list of 8 Personalised Packages to add on to this plan.

Better Plan Smart Cash will provide cover for a private room in a public hospital and a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €100 excess per private hospital claim. There is also cover for day case procedures with a €50 excess per claim

The Blackrock Clinic, the Mater Private and the Beacon Clinic have 90% cover for listed cardiac procedures with a €150 excess per claim and 90% cover for listed special procedures with a €150 excess per claim.

There is a €2,000 co-payment on certain orthopaedic procedures in all private hospitals. There is also maternity accomodation cover of up to 3 nights in a public hospital provided. The plan provides benefits such as cash back for GP cover, routine dental and optical cover and physiotherapy. The plan typically provides €25 x 10 visits or €25 x 7 visits to certain practitioners with a €1 outpatient excess per year. Customers can choose two free Personalised Packages from GloHealth’s list of 8 Personalised Packages to add on to this plan.

These plans are 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.