Private Healthcare

crazyH

Seriously, why would anyone pay for private health care , when we have the best health care system in the world ? We are the envy of the world.

Sadly we're not the envy of the world - our health care system is creaking at the seams and not fit for purpose! Those with the power to do so shy away from reform as they fear a public backlash

We do the same as Monica having had private cover through work when retirement arrived we had to stop. I realised with my mum getting to a great age that as time went on her health problems were mostly emergencies which weren't covered anyway.

crazyH, Irony at its best.

It was, it truly was, and yes, it was the envy of the world. No more.

If you take out private health insurance then you are better going for moratorium cover rather than full disclosure, as after 2 years you would be covered for pre existing conditions, provided you had not had any treatment, testing or advice on them in the 2 years.

I had private health cover through work with Vitality. The great thing about that company is that it incentivises healthy lifestyle - so you can get money and other things to offset your premiums. It’s cost-effective all round.

According to this link www.expatriatehealthcare.com/the-top-10-healthcare-systems-in-the-world-2022/

We are rated 10th in the ranking of best health systems. South Korea, Taiwan and Denmark are the top three.

My friend has bad knees. She has struggled on but her family have persuaded her to get checked out. As it can be a year+ to even get a referral she paid privately to see a consultant. After examination, Xrays etc She was told she does need new knees and when she asked how long, he said he could do one next week!

I looked into private health insurance myself but never reached a decision. I found it difficult weighing up one against another.