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Health insurance update

  • Matheson
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  • Ireland
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  • April 22 2013

On 7 March 2013, the High Court handed down judgment in favour of the respondents in the case of BUPA Ireland Ltd & Anor v The Health Insurance

Health insurance

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • September 20 2012

The Health Insurance Authority (HIA) recently published the findings of a national survey of the private health insurance market in Ireland (the “Survey”) which currently consists of approximately 2.14 million customers

Health insurance proposals

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • February 2 2009

The Minister for Health has published the Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 which provides for the amendment of the existing health insurance and tax legislation to ensure that access to health insurance cover is available without differentiation made in respect of age and health status

CFI upholds Irish health insurance system

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • February 15 2008

The European Court of First Instance (CFI) has dismissed a challenge by the private insurance operator, BUPA, to the Irish health insurance system

BUPA loses Irish state aid appeal

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • February 29 2008

On 12 February, the Court of First Instance (CFI) issued its judgment in Case T-28903, dismissing an application by BUPA to annul a decision of the European Commission (the Commission) in respect of a risk equalisation system for the private medical insurance sector in Ireland

CFI rejects BUPA’s complaint of Ireland’s risk equalisation system

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • February 27 2008

The Court of First Instance (CFI) has upheld the Commission’s decision to reject BUPA’s complaint that the Irish authorities’ risk equalisation system (RES) constitutes illegal state aid to the private medical insurance sector

Commission authorises Irish health insurance tax and levies scheme

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • June 26 2009

The European Commission has approved a new Irish health insurance scheme that includes both levies and tax-relief measures designed to decrease the risk differentials for health insurers between old and young customers

Commission authorises Irish health insurance tax and levy scheme

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Ireland
  • -
  • June 23 2009

The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty State aid rules, an Irish scheme of levies and tax relief in the health insurance sector

New laws proposed to protect patients

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • April 12 2010

The aim of the Medical Practitioners' (Professional Indemnity) (Amendment) Bill 2009 ("the Bill") is to ensure that no doctor will be able to practise medicine in Ireland without medical indemnity cover

The Health Insurance Act, 1994 (Information Returns) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011690)

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 24 2012

Effective from 21 December 2011, the Regulations set out the amended format and contents of the information returns specified in Section 7D of the Health Insurance Acts, 1970-1989