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Showing posts with label private-medical-insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label private-medical-insurance. Show all posts

Monday, August 30, 2010

Private Health Insurance - Bucking the Trend

Despite the country going through some of the toughest economic straights since before time forgot, recent figures are showing that the private medical insurance industry is bucking this trend in that it is one of the few parts of the economy that seems to be growing consistently.I an interview recently the chief executive of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries [AMII] Andrew Tripp stated that he felt that the whole of the sector was incredibly resiliant in the face of the overall gloom being felt in the country as a whole.

A recent report into the industry did seem to suggest some losses in the industry but that these fallbacks were nothing compared to the problems faced elsewhere and that even though some companies are trying to cut their costs all over, they are generally fixing tailoring their Health insurance contracts accordingly, isntead of finishing with them for good. So all in all it looks good for everybody with anything to do with Health Insurance.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Health tips from YouTube

Many of my friends often scoff at YouTube as being full of pointless videos of teenagers partaking in ridiculous activities. It has taken a great deal of coercion to bring them round to the fact that YouTube actually features some very useful healthy living videos. Therefore, in a further effort to reach out to them, i thought that it would be a valuable exercise to post a few examples of health videos that i have come accross on YouTube. There are thousands of videos covering a diverse range of health-related topics: food and nutrition, excerise and fitness, private health insurance and everything in-between - these are just indications of what is out there.

100 Life Saving Health Food Tips - some great advice on this little video, there may be something that surprises you!



"Health Food" vs. Healthy Food
-- How to read labels



Health and Exercise Tips - This is one in a large series of videos with some excellent fitness tips.





Hope you found something of interest - if there are any health videos that i may have missed out please get in touch and i can update the post.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Common Private Healthcare Questions

In these internet driven times there is no shortage of information around the topic of private medical insurance. However, there appears to still be a lack of clarity as to what health policies can actually cover you for. These are some of the questions that consistently come up.

What does a private healthcare policy cover?


Your healthcare policy pays for the treatment of any illnesses or injuries that are more than likely to respond to medical treatment. These are often described as acute conditions (anything from an asthma attack to a broken leg).

Will i be able to pay for Private Health Cover?

The large insurance companies offer a diverse range of policies to suit most budgets. If you take out a comprehensive cover package, this will provide help outside accident and emergency situtaions. - whereas budget plans won't cover you for externalities such as physiotherapy. There may also be options for affordable health insurance - you can lower premiums through altering payment methods etc.

Are any existing or long-term (chronic) health conditions covered when i take out a policy?

The answer to this is in most cases, no. Longer term conditions that need ongoing monitoring through regular medical examinations and check-ups, have no known cure or are likely to repeat are not covered - as mentioned previously Acute Conditions that respond to treatment are what is covered.

In the UK, can i still utilise the National Health Service in an emergency?

Yes, you can. The NHS is best placed to deal with accidents and emergency situations.

Will the insurance company insist on a medical?

No, health insurers will not insist a medical pre-policy. What will happen is that you will be asked to provide details of your history of medical care - or - you will enter what is known as a moritorium period for two years - after this policy time it may be possible to get cover for prior conditions.

Short and sweet we know, but hopefully that has cleared some issues up for you.

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