Not just a comfort blanket but a question of life and death for many

MANY Irish people — especially those in the second half of life — hold their health insurance premiums as dear to them as their family home or their family life assurance policy.

It’s been described by some as a comfort blanket but for many people that comparison is facetious: they see it as a matter of life and death.

I’ve always been something of a reluctant health insurance customer, being slightly ashamed of my involvement in the two-tier system.