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20/03/2013
Minister Urges Health Insurers To Address Costs
Private health insurers need to do more to keep costs down and contain subscription rises, Minister for Health James Reilly has said.
While speaking at the National Healthcare Conference in Dublin, Reilly called for insurers to institute clinical audits to decide if procedures are necessary, adding that charges should be on the basis of a procedure and not on a daily rate.
Criticism from Laya Healthcare over the new risk equalisation scheme and the plan to charge all private patients in public hospitals, even if they are accommodated in a public bed, was rejected by the minister.
Laya Healthcare Managing Director Donal Clancy warned that the planned new charges for private patients in public hospitals could potentially result in premium rises of 20-40%.
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While speaking at the National Healthcare Conference in Dublin, Reilly called for insurers to institute clinical audits to decide if procedures are necessary, adding that charges should be on the basis of a procedure and not on a daily rate.
Criticism from Laya Healthcare over the new risk equalisation scheme and the plan to charge all private patients in public hospitals, even if they are accommodated in a public bed, was rejected by the minister.
Laya Healthcare Managing Director Donal Clancy warned that the planned new charges for private patients in public hospitals could potentially result in premium rises of 20-40%.
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