Halliday Health: Health & Medical Information

Insurance fraud is not only a nuisance for the health insurance companies involved but also for consumers. The costs of fraud has to be paid for and its the average person who takes the brunt of it. According to report from the National Fraud Authority (NFA) published last week insurance fraud costs the UK more [...]

Health insurance policies can be complicated and they vary a great deal from one to the other. When it comes to health insurance for cancer there are even more complications. Different policies offer varying degrees of cover. Becoming savy with the terminology of medical insurance policies will help you to choose the best cover for [...]

According to Bupa, the health insurance company, people should be taking vitamin D supplements during the winter to reduce their chances of getting certain cancers. According to Bupa research taking supplements of Vitamin D can reduce your risk of cancer by up to 25%. The recommended dosage is at least 1,500 – 2000 international units [...]

Taking out private medical insurance gives people peace of mind. Here are some of the benefits it offers. 1) A preliminary consultation is available quicklyOf course there are variations depending on where and by whom you want to be treated. As in all areas there will be consultants and hospitals that are more in demand [...]

The UK Government has large debts which have to be paid for over the next few years. Public spending cuts are inevitable and the NHS is likely to suffer. But what kind of impact will this have on the private health insurance market? According to the Windmill Report the NHS will have to plan for [...]

Those with private health insurance already enjoy good levels of accommodation when they have to be treated in hospital. Its one of the reasons people take out medical insurance. Recently the NHS have been trying to improve patient accommodation. Firstly the NHS is trying to eliminate mixed sex wards. The latest proposals aims to get [...]

Health Insurance News reported that the private health sector has agreed to more transparency by being part of the new Hellenic Project which aims to gather information about the sector from various sources. It seemed like a very good idea that private and health insurance customers could have information about what the private health sector [...]

Bupa Select is a new health insurance offering for small to medium sized businesses. It became fully available from 1st December and aims to offer flexible cover in these difficult financial times. Director of business markets for Bupa, Ann Greenwood, said: ‘High broker demand told us we needed a policy that was much more flexible [...]

The H1N1 virus is back and after a slow start the private medical insurance companies are now giving clearer information about their position on cover for swine flu. All the medical insurance companies direct you to the government helpline and offer guidelines on how to treat and prevent the virus. Aviva says that they have [...]