Health Insurance News UK

Sometimes people purchase health insurance but are very surprised when the following year their premiums increase by what seems to be a very substantial amount. Why is this and is there anything that you can do about it? Most health insurance companies have to put up their prices over and above the rate of inflation [...]

According to new figures from the General Healthcare Group (who own BMI, the UK’s largest hospital group) revenue is up by 7.6% this year. The main reason for this is the increase in the number of NHS patients being referred for private treatment. With the new government proposals, for treating patients privately by law if [...]

Aviva Healthcare has recently launched an international private health insurance scheme: International Solutions follows the same modular and flexible model as their standard UK bases Solutions Healthcare policy. International Solutions has been developed for citizens who are living abroad who may want the extra security of private health care. It is offered as both an [...]

There are different ways to cut down on your health insurance costs. Companies offer several specific products which are more limited in their scope but which offer more affordable cover but another way to cut costs without loosing lots of cover is to look for the cheapest health insurance possible. Freedom Healthnet Ltd offer a [...]

Some medical insurance companies will not cover diabetic customers or they will impose very high premiums. An alternative is to approach a company which specialises in diabetic health insurance. DiabeticHealth.co.uk offer a specialised cover which means that diabetic patients can have private health insurance. They will also cover a diabetic’s family. Under their policy there [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIDD1HJLJw] Last month AXA PPP Healthcare introduced Dedicated Nurses. These qualified nurses are there to provide support to all their health insurance customers who are diagnosed with cancer. The Dedicated Nurses are there to support and offer guidance to customers with both individual and company medical insurance 24hours a day. They are there as a [...]

How GP’s operate is very important when it comes to private medical insurance. The GP is the first port of call if you want to be referred privately and what the GP says will be taken on face value by the health insurance company. Worrying evidence shows that GP’s are so hard-pressed for time that [...]

There is a general importance placed on health prevention and wellbeing in the UK which is also reflected in the health insurance industry. A current survey by health insurer PruHealth however shows that there are differences in how people feel about their wellbeing depending on how old they are. The survey showed that people between [...]

New government plans aim to get patients to vote with their feet. Trusts will be awarded extra money if their patients report a good level on customer satisfaction. Values are important to an organisation and values are easier to honour when times are good. If you have private health insurance you can be sure that [...]

Private medical insurance enables people to get prompt medical treatment for acute conditions. Early treatment of many conditions does not only decrease anxiety and suffering but also increases a patient’s long term wellbeing and medical outcomes. This week health secretary Andy Burhnam, has caused a political controversy by telling the Sunday Telegraph that Labour plan [...]