The cash-strapped Health Service Executive is owed almost €235 million by patients and insurance companies in respect of unpaid emergency department fees, inpatient charges, and other tariffs.
However, records released under freedom of information laws show that UHG was one of only two hospitals in the country that had no engagement with debt-collection agencies during 2022. Some €13.8 million of this related to the €100 charge for attending an emergency department without a GP referral. The fee does not apply if a patient is subsequently admitted to hospital.
A total of €15.6 million was owed to hospitals in respect of inpatient charges. These were abolished in April but previously cost €80 per night up to a maximum of €800 in a single year. The majority of the €234.8 million owed to hospitals relating to private health insurers. Nearly €183 million remained payable from these companies at the end of 2022, including €32.4 million relating to UHG.
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