Over 65s pay 43% more for health insurance, watchdog finds 

The report also found that while some 2.48m people in Ireland have private health insurance, 47% of the population, the growth in people taking up policies has slowed, with an increase of only 1.6% since 2022. File picture

Over 65s are paying 43% more for private health insurance than they were a year ago, pushing their average premium to over €2,100, a new report has found.

Other adults have seen price hikes of up to 17% for their health insurance, with the average increases pushing the annual average premium close to €1,600.