Seanad debates
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage
Fiona O'Malley (Progressive Democrats)
The principle of competition has been good in other areas. I agree that competition must be well regulated but it has improved the health insurance market. The propensity for the monopoly player is to dictate prices and terms, leaving no room for manoeuvre which forces the State or whoever to deal with the prices determined by that player.
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