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Private medical insurance in the United Kingdom
 
 
European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Published:  January  1 2006
Posted:  May  28 2006
 
By  Foubister, T., Thomson, S., Mossialos, E., and McGuire, A.
 
Executive Summary

The principal type of voluntary health insurance (VHI) operating in the United Kingdom is supplementary VHI, or private medical insurance (PMI). PMI provides insured access to privately delivered care that duplicates many of the services provided by the National Health Service (NHS) (to which PMI subscribers retain full access). The key attractions of PMI vis-à-vis the NHS are faster access to treatment, a more comfortable care environment, and a wider choice of specialists, treatment facilities and timing of treatment. Although the public and private sectors are relatively well integrated on the delivery side of the health care system, PMI and public funding operate as distinct, unrelated streams of health-care finance.

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Keywords: International, United Kingdom, Medical insurance, Health financing, Healthcare delivery.
 
 
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