21,000 drop health insurance in first 3 months of year

More than 1,600 people are giving up private health insurance cover every week, new figures show.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2014 - 01:00

Evelyn Ring

Figures just published by the Health Insurance Authority show that 21,000 people dropped their private health insurance during the first three months of this year.

Year-on-year, 47,000 gave up health insurance.

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