Original: PMI: supplementing the NHS
The NHS celebrated its 60th birthday last year and has long been celebrated as a successful healthcare system, widely respected by other countries across the world, especially those that can't or don't provide free healthcare to their people. So why should people in the UK consider private health insurance then? The fact is that 7 million people in the UK are now covered by some level of private medical insurance, may be caused by the fact that the NHS sometimes struggles to meet with demand particularly because of increased pressure from government targets. The answer for many people is to turn to the alternative.
Private health insurance allows its customers to have access to hospitals with a lower rate of superbugs like MRSA, an
пятница, 29 мая 2009 г.
Self pay declines
Original: Self pay declines
The number of people who are using self pay to cover the cost of private medical insurance is decreasing. That comes from the company who own BMI Healthcare who run over 50 private health care centres in the UK. With the number of people taking out private medical insurance as an other alternative to paying for private healthcare treatment increasing last year despite a recession, it really proves that this is the most popular option. Self pay is a way to have access to top quality private treatment but on a pay as you go basis. This is useful because of the unpredictable nature of falling ill, but at the same time could end up costing huge amounts of money if a major operation is needed. Private medical insurance is a way to avoid this huge cost and by just paying
The number of people who are using self pay to cover the cost of private medical insurance is decreasing. That comes from the company who own BMI Healthcare who run over 50 private health care centres in the UK. With the number of people taking out private medical insurance as an other alternative to paying for private healthcare treatment increasing last year despite a recession, it really proves that this is the most popular option. Self pay is a way to have access to top quality private treatment but on a pay as you go basis. This is useful because of the unpredictable nature of falling ill, but at the same time could end up costing huge amounts of money if a major operation is needed. Private medical insurance is a way to avoid this huge cost and by just paying
четверг, 28 мая 2009 г.
Traditional Medical Health Insurance Clients Get Raw Deal
Original: Traditional Medical Health Insurance Clients Get Raw Deal
In these current times value for money is very important and this applies to health care as much as anything else. But according to the Daily Mail private healthcare establishments may be billing health insurance clients up to 50% more than their private clients.
Taking out private health insurance with Freedom Healthnet Ltd ensures that you are protected from this kind of unfairness because Freedom pays the cash direct to you and you approach hospitals as an independent private patient.
On the 2nd May the Daily Mail reported that a client received a bill from the Nuffield Hospital in Chichester where an MRI scan was charged at £477. Three weeks later another bill arrived for the same MRI scan for £720. The patient was asked to ignore the previous bill 'as we were unaware patient was t clients this is not an issue. If you become ill Freedom pays the money for your inpatient treatment straight into your bank account and you have the choice to do exactly what you want with it. You can approach your preferred medical establishment and ask for discounts for your healthcare treatments as an individual private patient and then keep the change to spend on other things. Alternatively you can go abroad to be looked after or even go via the NHS and keep the cash for yourself. The choice is yours.
So, with Freedom you have the wonderful security of a private health insurance plan but you save money on two fronts:
-you get cheap health insurance because Freedom Healthnet Ltd pass on their reduced
In these current times value for money is very important and this applies to health care as much as anything else. But according to the Daily Mail private healthcare establishments may be billing health insurance clients up to 50% more than their private clients.
Taking out private health insurance with Freedom Healthnet Ltd ensures that you are protected from this kind of unfairness because Freedom pays the cash direct to you and you approach hospitals as an independent private patient.
On the 2nd May the Daily Mail reported that a client received a bill from the Nuffield Hospital in Chichester where an MRI scan was charged at £477. Three weeks later another bill arrived for the same MRI scan for £720. The patient was asked to ignore the previous bill 'as we were unaware patient was t clients this is not an issue. If you become ill Freedom pays the money for your inpatient treatment straight into your bank account and you have the choice to do exactly what you want with it. You can approach your preferred medical establishment and ask for discounts for your healthcare treatments as an individual private patient and then keep the change to spend on other things. Alternatively you can go abroad to be looked after or even go via the NHS and keep the cash for yourself. The choice is yours.
So, with Freedom you have the wonderful security of a private health insurance plan but you save money on two fronts:
-you get cheap health insurance because Freedom Healthnet Ltd pass on their reduced
пятница, 22 мая 2009 г.
Top five reasons to take out PMI
Original: Top five reasons to take out PMI
Private medical insurance has many benefits, giving the British public more than one reason to enquire into a quote for private medical cover. The number of people who took out private health insurance rose in 2008 by 3.7 percent, astonishing considering the country entered into a recession, just going to show that the advantages of having a private medical insurance policy has become more prominent to people than ever. Freedom Healthnet takes a look at the top five reasons for taking out PMI, according to Bupa.
1. Clean Hospitals
The NHS is notoriously under pressure, mainly because it has a limited budget and has suffered from cleanliness in the past few years. Despite the number of cases of MRSA and other superbu nditions get any worse by waiting for longer on the NHS are just some of the reasons why two percent more people took out private medical insurance than last year.
5. Ability to see the same consultant
A lot of people build up trust between the doctor that is to be helping them overcome their illness and return to a good state of health. But on the NHS, this is something that has become increasingly difficult, especially if someone wants to be treated in the shortest time available.![]()
Private medical insurance has many benefits, giving the British public more than one reason to enquire into a quote for private medical cover. The number of people who took out private health insurance rose in 2008 by 3.7 percent, astonishing considering the country entered into a recession, just going to show that the advantages of having a private medical insurance policy has become more prominent to people than ever. Freedom Healthnet takes a look at the top five reasons for taking out PMI, according to Bupa.
1. Clean Hospitals
The NHS is notoriously under pressure, mainly because it has a limited budget and has suffered from cleanliness in the past few years. Despite the number of cases of MRSA and other superbu nditions get any worse by waiting for longer on the NHS are just some of the reasons why two percent more people took out private medical insurance than last year.
5. Ability to see the same consultant
A lot of people build up trust between the doctor that is to be helping them overcome their illness and return to a good state of health. But on the NHS, this is something that has become increasingly difficult, especially if someone wants to be treated in the shortest time available.
среда, 20 мая 2009 г.
PMI difficult to cut back on
Original: PMI difficult to cut back on
Private medical insurance is one of the hardest things to cut back on during the recession. That's according to the director of Bupa UK Health Insurance. Fiona Harris told the Yorkshire Post that people find it the most difficult to cut back on their private health cover, even over other items such as holidays, eating out and pensions and long term savings. This may be because they don't want to lose the peace of mind that comes with a private health insurance policy, knowing that top quality healthcare is available as and when they need it. Poor health is not something that can be predicted, particularly as a result of an accident so a lot of people are reassure n used to pay for private treatment to be used to cover other costs incurred by the illness, such as travel.
Private medical insurance is one of the hardest things to cut back on during the recession. That's according to the director of Bupa UK Health Insurance. Fiona Harris told the Yorkshire Post that people find it the most difficult to cut back on their private health cover, even over other items such as holidays, eating out and pensions and long term savings. This may be because they don't want to lose the peace of mind that comes with a private health insurance policy, knowing that top quality healthcare is available as and when they need it. Poor health is not something that can be predicted, particularly as a result of an accident so a lot of people are reassure n used to pay for private treatment to be used to cover other costs incurred by the illness, such as travel.
вторник, 5 мая 2009 г.
Untitled
Original: Untitled
A top organisation which represents insurance brokers in the UK is advising companies to take out private medical insurance cover for their employees. The British Insurance Broker's Association (Biba) say that PMI could help keep a business healthy, as well as its staff. With many companies doing their best to keep going in the recession, it's no wonder that more and more bosses are looking to take moves to benefit their business and a corporate private medical health insurance policy could be just one way of doing so. Peter Staddon, head of technical services at Biba, told ClickAJob: "It is a much althier workforce. Figures released by the Association of British Insurers last month only confirm this, with the number of people taking out a private medical insurance policy in 2008 increasing, despite the UK heading into recession.
A top organisation which represents insurance brokers in the UK is advising companies to take out private medical insurance cover for their employees. The British Insurance Broker's Association (Biba) say that PMI could help keep a business healthy, as well as its staff. With many companies doing their best to keep going in the recession, it's no wonder that more and more bosses are looking to take moves to benefit their business and a corporate private medical health insurance policy could be just one way of doing so. Peter Staddon, head of technical services at Biba, told ClickAJob: "It is a much althier workforce. Figures released by the Association of British Insurers last month only confirm this, with the number of people taking out a private medical insurance policy in 2008 increasing, despite the UK heading into recession.
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