Dáil
‹ Order of Business Private health charges Bill
Summary
Billy Kelleher asks when the private patient charges Bill will be introduced, warning it could worsen the health-insurance crisis. The Taoiseach says it will be published next session.
Some 200 people a day are forfeiting health insurance. Clearly, the market is in crisis and families cannot afford to pay premiums. In that context, when will the health (private patient charges) Bill be brought before the Dáil? It will further exacerbate the difficulties families have in trying to retain private health insurance as it will force insurance companies to bill patients treated in public beds.
