VHI to cut cost of premiums for 200,000 children

THE VHI has denied the e20 million in savings it is using to slash the cost of child cover is “fat’” from the private healthcare system.

VHI chief executive Jimmy Tolan said the savings resulted from a very hard fought set of negotiations with private hospital providers.

While many private hospitals were losing money, they realised the situation VHI customers were in and had acquiesced to their request, he said.