Taking control with health insurance

Following Government agreement to allow National Health Service patients to top up healthcare using private treatment, without sacrificing NHS service, health insurance companies are thought to be working out how to capitalise on the market.

The new NHS guidelines indicate that patients can have NHS treatment whilst paying privately for other drugs, if that treatment is administered outside an NHS hospital. There are ways of reducing this cost, according to experts, and choosing a private medical insurance policy is one.

For those consumers put off by the cost of private medical insurance policies, the industry also includes many more affordable health plans, meaning those on lower incomes can buy health insurance cover . A variety of health cash plans and other budget options exist.