The cost of health insurance has nearly doubled since 2007 and 200,000 people have already dropped it.

Would you be better off in the public system and pay cash for an MRI if you need it? Our panel this afternoon discussed if it's time to abandon health insurance.

Sarah was joined by:

• Dermot Goode, Cornmarket's general manager of health insurance,
• Senator Colm Burke, Fine Gael's spokesperson on health in the Seanad,
• Brendan Burgess, consumer advocate and founder of AskAboutMoney.com.

You can listen back to the discussion below - it's also available on podcast apps and our own Newstalk app. You can continue to let us know your thoughts on Twitter. We're @talkingpointnt.