Hi priscilla,
The Garda Medical Fund plan is priced approx 1700 per person per year.
This plan covers a semi-private room in a private hospital so there are a few alternative plans including this cover.
The following 4 plans are worth considering;
1. VHI One Plan 500; price 760per person; all public and private hospitals covered; private hospital excess capped at 500 x 2 max per year for all
private hospital admissions. Day case excess 150 per procedure. Note; there is just 60% cover for hip and knee replacement surgery on this plan.
This surgery would be fully covered in all the public hospitals. There is no excess to pay in any public hospital.
2. Irish Life Benefit 1 plan; price 776per person; a selected list of public and private hospitals covered. Private hospital excess 500 x 2 max per
year for all admissions, day case excess 150 per procedure. There is a 2000 co-payment for hip or knee replacement surgery in private hospitals.
There is no excess to pay in any public hospital.
3. Irish Life Benefit 2 plan; price 844pa per person; a selected list of public and private hospitals covered.
Private hospital excess 300 x 2 max per year for all admissions, day case excess 150 per procedure. There is a 2000 co-payment for hip or knee replacement surgery in private hospitals. There is no excess to pay in any public hospital.
4. Laya Precision 600 Connect; price 711per person; all public and a selected list of private hospitals covered.
Private hospital excess 600 per admission. Day case excess 175 per procedure. Hip and knee replacement surgery is fully covered in private
and hi-tech hospitals. There is no excess to pay in any public hospital.
https://www.hia.ie/comparison-tool/#/plan-comparison?plansAndProfiles=W3siaWQiOjEsImFnZSI6MjYsIm1pbk1heFByaWNlIjpbMCw2NTAwXSwibWluTWF4RXhjZXNzIjpbMCw2MDBdLCJwbGFuVHlwZSI6MSwicGxhbnNTZWxlY3RlZCI6WzE0MDIsMTI5OSwxNjM1LDE2NTBdLCJwbGFucyI6eyJkYXRhIjpbXSwibG9hZGluZyI6dHJ1ZX0sInBsYW5zU2VsZWN0ZWREYXRhIjpbXSwiYXBwbGljYXRpb24iOnsidG9nZ2xlX3Njcm9sbExvY2siOmZhbHNlLCJwbGFuX2RldGFpbF9pZCI6LTF9fV0=
If you don't have health insurance or if you don't have a medical card, there is a nightly charge of 80 euro per night in public hospitals.
This charge is capped at 10 nights max per year, regardless of the length of the hospital stay, 80 x 10 = 800pa.
This charge also applies to children in public hospitals.
The Hospital Saturday Fund offers a cash payment per night if you are admitted to a public hospital. The amount depends on the level of cover of
HSF plan.
Basic Plans Options
The following 2 VHI plans cover public hospitals only, but are at a minimum price so it keeps some hospital cover open without cancelling altogether.
Details as follows;
1. VHI Public Plus Care plan; price 479 per adult; child price 129pa; all public hospitals covered only.
2. VHI Public Plus Care Day to Day plan; price 509 per adult; child price 143pa all public hospitals only, some day to day covered, refund of 20 per gp, dental, physio visit x 3, 60 per consultant visit.
https://www.hia.ie/comparison-tool/#/plan-comparison?plansAndProfiles=W3siaWQiOjEsImFnZSI6MjYsIm1pbk1heFByaWNlIjpbMCw2NTAwXSwibWluTWF4RXhjZXNzIjpbMCw2MDBdLCJwbGFuVHlwZSI6MSwicGxhbnNTZWxlY3RlZCI6WzEyNzEsMTI3Ml0sInBsYW5zIjp7ImRhdGEiOltdLCJsb2FkaW5nIjp0cnVlfSwicGxhbnNTZWxlY3RlZERhdGEiOltdLCJhcHBsaWNhdGlvbiI6eyJ0b2dnbGVfc2Nyb2xsTG9jayI6ZmFsc2UsInBsYW5fZGV0YWlsX2lkIjotMX19XQ==
Child plan options including private hospitals.
1. VHI One Plan 250; child price 193pa; all public and private hospitals covered, private excess capped at 250 x 2 max per year for all admissions,
day case excess 150 per procedure.
2. Irish Life Benefit plan; child price 190pa; all public, private and Beacon hospital covered, private excess capped at 200 x 2 max per year for all
admissions, day case excess 125 per procedure.
3. VHI One Plan 150; child price 197pa; all public and private hospitals covered, private excess capped at 150 x 2 max per year for all admissions,
day case excess 150 per procedure.
https://www.hia.ie/comparison-tool/...Mb2NrIjpmYWxzZSwicGxhbl9kZXRhaWxfaWQiOi0xfX1d
Regards, Snowyb