Irish Independent: Thousands more families ditching health insurance

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Health insurance expert Dermot Goode said there was a clear trend of large numbers opting out of the market because of pressure on household budgets and surging premiums. “In the past six years close to 300,000 people have fallen away, and most of those are young, the very ones you need to support community rating,” Mr Goode, of TotalHealthCover.ie, said.

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