Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion

10:30 am

Mr. John O'Dwyer:

We process claims as quickly as possible with independent quality standards of how this is done. For Deputy Byrne’s understanding, approximately 99% of all claims are paid directly to the provider. In effect, the customer is not caught in the loop. Clearly, we do our utmost to check and validate all claims are correct. Sometimes, this can lead to some delays with providers.