Person: Oliver Tatton

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Harney is pushing people into private care

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney was accused yesterday of making people more afraid of using the public hospital system so that they would take out private health insurance.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2007

Health insurance market ‘lacks real competition’

WITH just two players left in the health insurance market there could be problems in generating real price competition, a consumer watchdog warned yesterday.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2006

BUPA pull-out - State should not be forced to alter plan

Where the commercial viability of one firm came into conflict with the greater good of the wider community, there was really only going to be one winner.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2006

Vivas reports loss of €3.6 million

HEALTH insurer Vivas made a loss of €3.6 million in 2005, its first full year of trading.

Fri, 10 Nov, 2006

Vivas complains of State role in VHI

THE latest entrant to the health insurance market, Vivas health, has complained to the European Commission that the State is protecting the VHI from real competition.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2005