ABI applauds OFT's private healthcare review

Its reply follows clarification from the OFT that the study will focus primarily on the provision of private healthcare treatment and services. However, due to what it notes as the ‘critical input' of private medical insurance (PMI) into private healthcare, it will, where relevant, consider the relationship between PMI providers and healthcare providers. Responding to the OFT announcement, Nick Starling, director of general insurance and health at the ABI, said: "We support the OFT review into the private healthcare sector. "A competitive marketplace benefits customers and is in th...