The strain on private healthcare policyholders has continued, with both Irish Life Health and Level Health announcing new price rises from April. These are called Plans B, C and D.Mr Goode said the price rises look set to continue through the year. There have been a succession of health insurance price rises from all players, including VHI and Laya Healthcare, in the past few months. The price hikes were also causing younger people who were considering taking out health cover to defer doing so. Level Health said it would increase the cost of its advance plans by €48, passing on the government levy.

Source: Irish Independent February 28, 2026 17:34 UTC