Private Health Insurance
Private health insurance is available to the population for those who want to avail of it. Vhi Healthcare (which is owned by the government), Quinn Healthcare, and Aviva provide health insurance, among other services. On the July 2nd 2012, GloHealth entered the market to become Ireland's fourth private health insurer.
In 2005, 47.6% of people were covered by private health insurance. The regulatory body for private health insurance is the Health Insurance Authority.
The Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) is also available to give customers cash towards a range of every day health care costs.
Read more about this topic: Healthcare In The Republic Of Ireland
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