Vhi Healthcare will launch a new plan, PMI 07 10 (€1,188.15 per adult, €299.84 for child 1-3) on 1 August 2018. This plan will cover a private room in public hospitals and a semi-private room in private hospitals with an excess of €150 per private hospital inpatient claim, including the Beacon Hospital. Private hospital day case procedures will carry a €50 excess per claim.

Specified orthopaedic and ophthalmic procedures will be covered 80% in all private hospitals with the same excesses as above.

Full cover is provided for listed cardiac procedures in the Blackrock Clinic and Mater Private and 90% for special procedures with €150 excess per inpatient claim

This plan also provides a Maternity and Baby Bundle and access to the Vhi Fertility Programme. There are significant outpatient benefits with a €1 outpatient excess, which typically provides 50% back for benefits such as consultant, GP or alternative practitioner visits.

This plan is available to all new and renewing customers.

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.