Vhi Healthcare will launch a new plan PMI 09 11 (€807.22), on 1 July 2011. This plan will give cover for a private room in a public hospital and a semi-private room in a private hospital with a €125 inpatient excess. The benefit paid for participating private hospitals for specified hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement procedures and specified ophthalmic procedures will be provided at 80% of the cost.

There is a maternity accommodation grant of €3,400 with significant outpatient benefits, which carry an outpatient excess of €30 per person. Outpatient benefits typically provide €25 x 4 visits towards GP and dental and €60 x 4 visits towards outpatient consultant fees.

This plan will be available for all new and renewing customers from this date and will also be available for viewing on our website from 1 July.

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.

Patrick Brennan
Director of Corporate Business
Irish Health Insurance

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