The cost of living
While health insurance is still widely perceived to be an expensive luxury, Tessa Webster argues that there are policies out there that can be tailored to the needs of most people, and it is a small price to pay for added peace of mind, quality of care and the greater speed that private care provides
Health insurance protects millions of people in the UK each year against the financial repercussions of illness, injury or routine health checkups. However, there is still a widely held misconception that private healthcare schemes are elitist and expensive.
There is no doubt that affordability is an issue surrounding the penetration of private medical insurance (PMI) in the UK. However, if you consider asking a random sample of people on the street what they considered to be the most important
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