Advisers and doctors demand PMI inclusion in market study

They urged a full investigation of claims by insurers of significant consultant fees shortfalls and questioned the lack of transparency in PMI policies at the point of sale. Health insurance brokers also welcomed the announcement that, pending an eight week consultation, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will refer the private healthcare market to the CC for further scrutiny. They echoed practitioners' concerns around insurers' clinical data and around fee transparency while also arguing for the use of hospital and treatment networks to be examined. The Federation of Independent Pra...