Galway Bay fm newsroom - Health insurance companies owe Galway's public hospitals more than 21 million euro.
The payments owed relate to the treatment of private patients in public-hospital facilities.
It is the second-highest amount owed to public or voluntary hospitals in the State, according to figures revealed by the Minister for Health this week.
A total of 36 million euro is owed to the six hospitals in the Saolta University Healthcare Group, which includes UHG and Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe.
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Fine Gael TD for Galway West Hildegarde Naughton says action needs to be taken to ensure the struggling hospitals get what they're owed.
