GloHealth will release 4 new plans on 1 September 2014.

Activate Cash (€395 per adult, €197.50 per student, €161.37 per child)

Activate More Cash (€645 per adult, €322.50 per student, €187.68 per child over 3, children under 3 go free)

Activate Hospital (€747 per adult, €373.50 per student, €281.37 per child)

Activate More Hospital (€1,267.75 per adult, €633.88 per student, €335.68 per child)

Activate Cash is a cash plan that offers money back for medical expenses and inpatient and day case hospital treatment. Activate Cash More provides more money back for these benefits.

Activate Hospital provides full cover for a multi-occupancy room and day case cover in a public hospital. There is maternity accomodation cover of up to €385 in a public hospital provided.

Activate More Hospital provides full cover for a multi-occupancy room in a public hospital and cover for a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €100 excess per claim. Day case procedures in a private hospital carry a €50 excess per claim. Day case cover is also provided in the Blackrock Clinic, Mater Private and Beacon private hospitals with a €50 excess per claim. There is a €2,000 co-payment on certain orthopaedic procedures in all private hospitals. A maternity accomodation cover of up to 3 nights in a public hospital is provided.

For members who upgrade from Activate Cash to Activate Hospital, or from Activate More Cash to Activate More Hospital, GloHealth will waive two years of the upgrade waiting period for pre-existing conditions.

These 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.