Under this benefit, Irish Life Health members can avail of a Specialist Weight Loss Support programme through our preferred provider, HealthHero Healthcare Ireland Limited.

What’s included:

• Access to consultations with specialist weight loss GPs, who will assess your needs and support you throughout your journey
• Access to prescription* weight loss medication, if clinically appropriate and suited to your individual needs
• Ongoing support from specialist dieticians, providing lifestyle and dietary support 

*Irish Life Health does not cover the cost of the prescribed medication as part of this programme

This service is provided by HealthHero Healthcare Ireland Limited on behalf of Irish Life Health. HealthHero is an Irish digital healthcare clinic established in 2015 with IMC -registered GPs nationwide.

Your first consultation will be fully covered, and Irish Life Health will contribute €17.50 towards the cost of each of your six follow-up sessions. Our contribution will be paid directly to HealthHero. You will be required to pay the remaining balance of €17.50 directly to the provider at the time of each follow-up consultation. 

This amount cannot be claimed against any other benefit on your plan, including any other GP benefit, as you cannot claim for the same medical expense twice. Please note, Irish Life Health does not cover the cost of the prescribed medication as part of this programme. 

To be eligible for this service, you must have a BMI ≥ 30, or a BMI 27-30 where there is a pre-existing weight-related condition such as hypertension, Obstructive sleep apnoea, Prediabetes, Dyslipidaemia, NAFLD (Non-alcohol fatty liver disease). Please note if you are ineligible for prescription weight loss medication, you can still avail of our dietetics service. 

Please note Irish Life Health does not cover the costs of any BMI (Body Mass Index) checks carried out in a pharmacy. Furthermore, Irish Life Health also does not cover the costs of any prescribed medication under this benefit, but you may have cover under another Outpatient or Day-to-day benefit listed on your Table of Cover.

You cannot avail of this benefit for the following reasons;

• History of anorexia nervosa or active eating disorder
• Family history of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
• Personal OR family history of thyroid Medullary cancer
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Diabetic gastroparesis
• Liver cirrhosis- severe liver disease
• Severe renal impairment eGFR < 30 mL/min
• Hypersensitivity to the drug or to any excipients
• Pregnancy
• Breast Feeding
• Recent Cardiovascular event such as MI or unstable angina
• Uncontrolled Hypertension
• Current major depressive disorder, Bipolar or Schizophrenia
• Active substance use disorder
• Recent or active cancer
• Caution in Crohn’s or Ulcerative colitis
• Under 18 years of age

The benefit can be used once per policy year.

The benefit is available to members aged 18 and over.

HealthHero and the treating clinic are the data controllers for all patient data. Any data collected and stored by HealthHero and the treating clinics will be done so in accordance with each of their privacy notices.  

Specialist Weight Loss Support programme is provided by HealthHero. Terms and conditions apply. See your table of cover and membership handbook for details. By proceeding to the Specialist Weight Loss Support programme, you agree to HealthHero’s terms and conditions and data privacy notice and acknowledge that any data you provide will be processed by HealthHero under the terms of this notice. Irish Life Health will need to pass some personal data to HealthHero for validation purposes. Irish Life Health do not have access to any information you provide as part of this programme.