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Vhi Healthcare (which is a semi-state company), Laya Healthcare, and Irish Life Health provide health insurance, among other services. On 2 July 2012, GloHealth entered the market to become Ireland's fourth private health insurer. In 2005, 47.6% of people were covered by private health insurance.
A list of countries by health insurance coverage. The table lists the percentage of the total population covered by total public and primary private health insurance, by government/social health insurance, and by primary private health insurance, including 34 members of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
[22] [23] People earning more than that amount are provided health insurance coverage by their employers through the many public or private insurance companies. As of 2020, 300 million Indians are covered by insurance bought from one of the public or private insurance companies by their employers as group or individual plans. [24]
The European Union has no major administrative or legal responsibility in the field of healthcare. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers however seeks to align national laws on the safety of food and other products, on consumers' rights, and on the protection of people's health, to formulate new EU wide laws and thus strengthen its internal markets.
The reduction in infant mortality between 1960 and 2008 for Ireland in comparison with France, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Life expectancy at birth in Ireland. In 2005: [4] [5] 47.6% of Ireland's population were covered by private health insurance, and 31.9% of the population were covered by Medical Cards.
The Voluntary Health Insurance Board (Irish: An Bord Árachais Sláinte Shaorálaigh) — which trades under the brand name Vhi Healthcare, and is still commonly referred to in Ireland as "The Vhi" – is the largest health insurance company in Ireland.
Bandon Community Hospital, Bandon Bantry General Hospital, Bantry; Bon Secours Hospital, Cork; Mater Private Hospital, Cork; Cork University Hospital, Cork; Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork
Laya Healthcare is currently the second largest health insurer in Ireland. On 1 April 2015, AIG acquired Laya Healthcare. [8] In August 2023, it was announced Laya Healthcare had been acquired by the French multinational insurance company Axa for €650 million. [9] In October, the purchase was completed. [10]