Cancer Drugs Fund Convinces Brits of Alternative to Health Insurance

Brits who feared they would have to take out private medical insurance owing to the cuts being made to the NHS have been boosted by the news that the government has sourced an extra £50 million to pay for cancer medicines from October. With the new coalition government making cuts in an attempt to reduce the deficit, there are fears that frontline services such as the National Health Service will suffer as a result.

Those fears had sparked concerns that consumers would need health insurance to be able to gain quick access to health care in the event of becoming ill. Those fears have been at least partially allayed, however, by the news that the governments £200 million cancer drugs fund will be available six months before the scheduled April 2011 date, and doctors will be able to decide how the funding is spent locally based on the advice of cancer specialists.

Health cover has become increasingly popular in the UK, though the government appear to be true to their commitment to share the medical costs facing cancer patients.