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Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has strongly criticised the announcement by the VHI to increase premiums this year by up to 45 per cent.

Probably the worst aspect of the outrageous VHI premium hikes up to 45 per cent as announced this month is the fact that, with so many millions pumped into the public health service over the years, people in this country need to have private health insurance at all. Not so long ago — a mere six months ago actually — the outgoing chief executive of the HSE - Professor Brendan Drumm, suggested that improvements in the HSE were so progressive it would make complete sense for everyone to use the public health service. He consequently foresaw a day where people simply would not have a need to take out private health insurance at all.

The decision by VHI to hike premium levels by up to 45 per cent in some instances means that hard-pressed families with private VHI Healthcare are facing a massive €331 hike in fees to keep parents-and-children cover.

A local city councillor has warned that the massive hike in VHI premiums will result in more people reducing or dropping their private health insurance which will put additional pressure on the already overburdened public healthcare system.

Kilkenny VHI members are to be landed with a 15 per cent hike n their private health insurance bill from February this year.

There was concern expressed this week regarding the implications for A&E departments at private hospitals such as the Galway Clinic if a new VHI deal goes ahead.

In one of its most aggressive promotions to date, Hibernian Health has announced that it is to cut premiums by ten per cent on its Level 2 Health Plan. Designed to attract VHI customers, a family can save over €600 while individuals can save over €220 on Hibernian Health’s most popular health plan.

Consumers could be better off by more than €900, including up to €400 cashback, by simply switching their health insurance and other policies to Hibernian Aviva before February 28 2009.

Galway’s health insurance subscribers can now get faster access to medical treatments and more medical facilities while making significant savings following the launch of a new suite of health insurance plans by Hibernian Aviva Health.