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Axa PPP has removed all cost and time limits for licensed cancer drug treatment for patients on its standard individual and SME plans.

Insurers and charities have urged the government and other party leaders to agree on substantial reforms to the social care system that is causing further damage to the NHS.

The majority of employers agree with recommendations to introduce tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI), a survey has found.

A new atlas of the NHS has been produced highlighting variations in coverage of 71 different treatment areas across the country.

Doctors have called on the Competition Commission (CC) to expand the private healthcare market study to include the operations of private medical insurance (PMI).

Health insurers have applauded the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to refer the operation of the private healthcare market to the Competition Commission (CC).

The Office of Fair Trading has referred the private healthcare market to the Competition Commission (CC) and revealed a move by the FSA, ABI and health insurers to better inform customers.

Bupa has upped the ante in its dispute with BMI hospitals by warning that it is likely to cut ties with 24 more of the group's hospitals after the pair failed to agree a contract for next year.

Doctors have branded the government's current structural NHS changes in preparation for its reforms as ‘chaotic and poorly co-ordinated'.

The new NHS focus on patient outcomes will specifically target getting those suffering long term conditions or mental illness back into work.