Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018
Public bill · Government · Presented
It updates Ireland’s health insurance risk-equalisation system from 1 April 2019, so insurers get the right support for covering older or less healthy customers and the related stamp duty charges are adjusted to fund it. It also changes the rules for the Health Insurance Authority and the Vhi, including expanding the Authority’s board, changing how Vhi board members are appointed, and allowing Vhi to sell international health insurance plans directly.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act 1994 to specify the amount of premium to be paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund in respect of certain classes of insured persons from 1 April 2019; to make certain other amendments to that Act; to amend the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996 to vary the basis on which persons are appointed to be members of the Voluntary Health Insurance Board; to amend the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1998 to enable the Voluntary Health Insurance Board to act as an insurer in addition to acting as an agent in respect of the provision of health insurance cover pursuant to an international healthcare plan; to make a consequential amendment to the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 ; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 3 January 2019
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- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage Dáil
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages Dáil
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Financial Resolution Dáil
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage Dáil
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee Dáil
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages Seanad
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage Seanad
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage Seanad