Older people to face €300 hike as Vhi ups prices

Older people will have to pay almost €300 more for health insurance after the county’s largest health insurer has yet again pushed up its prices.

Vhi Healthcare announced it is to increase premiums across its plans by an average of 3% but some plans will be increasing 6%

However, the price hike, plus changes to tax relief announced in the October budget, will result in a price increase of €295.50 for HealthPlus Access, formerly Plan B, the plan most preferred by older people.