The news just served to remind consumers here that it has been another grim year in terms of medical inflation, and made the newest arrival on Ireland’s private health insurance scene the Grinch this Christmas. In fairness, the increase is the first announced by Level Health this year and is noticeably below those published announced by its peers. That would put us on the road to US and UK-style private health markets. Level Health says the current system is uncompetitive. For now, it is just timing that makes Level Health a Grinch.

Source: The Irish Times December 23, 2025 12:02 UTC