Here is a link to the full article‘‘Any child under the age of 16 will be treated in a children’s hospital. Parents should therefore ask themselves if they really should be paying for cover for their children in Dublin’s Blackrock Clinic or the Mater private hospital for example. It would be a better idea to have the parents on a higher level of cover, and the children under suitable, but lower, cover.”
That's good to know. It's not possible to do this on their website but we'll give them a call.orka said:VHI do let you insure your children on a different plan - I'm on plan D and my children are on plan B.
Any person of any age will be treated in a public hospital. This is not particular to children. This should be borne in mind when assessing one's need for health insurance. Of course, so too should the waiting lists for elective surgery/procedures and other public health service capacity, one's general health status, risk factors etc.Helen said:In an article in the sunday business post last Sunday the following was said:
Here is a link to the full article‘‘Any child under the age of 16 will be treated in a children’s hospital. Parents should therefore ask themselves if they really should be paying for cover for their children in Dublin’s Blackrock Clinic or the Mater private hospital for example. It would be a better idea to have the parents on a higher level of cover, and the children under suitable, but lower, cover.”
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This seems like a sensible suggestion, however it doesn't seem possible on VHI or Vivas to insure your children on a separate plan. I couldn't access the quote page on BUPA but I would imagine it is the same.
Has anyone else thought about this and what have you decided to do with your children's health insurance?
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