Vhi will end their half price kids offer on their One Plan range on 1 March 2016. Vhi will also launch a half price kids offer on the One Plan Family, Parents and Kids Excess and Nurses and Teachers Plan Select plans on this date.

Start Plan, Start Plan 250, PMI 04 11, HealthSteps Silver and HealthSteps Gold premiums will also change from -3% to +2%. The full price template can be found here.

Vhi will also change several benefits on 1 March.

Corporate Plan, Company Plan Plus Level 1, Company Plan Plus Level 1.3 and Company Plan Extra Level 1:
GP visits will increase from 7 to 12.

Company Plan Extra Level 2 Excess, Company Plan Extra Level 2, Company Plan Executive Excess and Company Plan Executive:
GP visits will increase from 12 to 15.

Start Plan and Start Plan 250:
Increase Vhi Swiftcare benefit: from €75 to €125
Additional Hospitals Added (Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Adelaide & Meath incorporating National Children’s Hospital Tallaght, Coombe Womens Hospital, Children’s University Hospital Temple Street and Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore)

One Plan Starter
Inclusion of Vhi Swiftcare benefit: €125 x 1 visit

PMI 04 11
Increase screening benefit (from €300 to €350)

These changes are effective 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.