PMI/Private Medical Insurance

NHS Alliance has instigated a competing listening panel to that put together by the government for the Health and Social Care Bill.

IMG Europe has launched a flexible international medical insurance plan, available worldwide to expatriates and eligible local nationals.

Insurers are increasingly influencing private medical practice and threatening consultants with being taken off their books, doctors have said.

Patients experience persistent and widespread variations in the chances of undergoing surgery for common medical conditions on the NHS such as knee and hip replacements, a new study has revealed.

Medicare International has launched an online purchase option allowing clients to buy cover directly from its website.

WPA is "freeing up" its group underwriting methods through greater use of automation, allowing instant quoting and real time data of who is on risk.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) believes cuts in NHS elective surgery make private medical insurance (PMI) the only option for some people.

MPs have proposed that GPs should share NHS commissioning duties with other representatives, alongside a number of other significant amendments.

Simplyhealth believes the government has failed to make its case for NHS reforms and that taking stock of public and health professionals' reaction will improve the amendments.

PruHealth has launched a quote and application ipad app for its new healthcare plans.