Question 1

What does the Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024 do?

Accepted Answer

Updates risk equalisation credits paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund from 1 April 2025, with amounts varying by age, sex, and insurance cover type. Revises stamp duty rates on health insurance contracts effective 1 January 2025 and 1 April 2025 to fund the updated risk equalisation credits. Amends definition of 'high cost claim' to clarify which HSE-approved drugs qualify for high-cost claim credits under the risk equalisation scheme.

Question 2

What stage is the Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024 at?

Accepted Answer

As of 18 Nov 2024, the Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024 is at Enacted. Once a bill passes every stage in both Houses of the Oireachtas and is signed by the President, it becomes law.

Question 3

Who introduced the Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024?

Accepted Answer

The Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024 was sponsored by Minister for Health, and was introduced on 17 Oct 2024.

Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024

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