Public encouraged to take up PMI
Independent broker Perkins Slade has declared that there is no better time for people to consider taking out private medical insurance (PMI).
Perkins Slade has cited the decision of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to scrap the NHS targets to see a family doctor in 48 hours and the 18 week treatment period.
This year the numbers waiting six weeks or longer for diagnostic tests have increased by 50%.
PMI enables faster treatment without NHS waiting lists and greater convenience and choice regarding when and where treatment is provided.
At present 8 million Britons have PMI, two-thirds of whom have it via their employer.
Eight out of 10 Britons are concerned about the costs of healthcare, and confused about certain aspects of it (a third are unaware dental check ups are not free).
For those who consider PMI too expensive, Cash Plans can offer some coverage and are tailored to suit the individual needs of a given policyholder.
However, PMI itself is likely to become more expensive, and in October of this year the Healthcare Focus Group of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) set up a working group to examine the impact of the Coalition Government’s increase in insurance premium tax.
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