Private healthcare costs are surging as record numbers of Britons choose to pay for treatment to beat NHS waiting lists. The number of admissions to private hospitals hit a record high of 238,000 in the first three months of 2024, latest figures show. As a result, insurers are cashing in on the soaring demand by raising prices. 

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Private health insurance prices surge as record numbers try to avoid NHS queues

Record levels of people are using the private sector for their healthcare, according to figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network.

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Private healthcare insurance costs rising as record numbers pay for treatment

Private healthcare costs are surging as record numbers of Britons choose to pay for treatment to beat NHS waiting lists. The number of admissions to private hospitals hit a record high of 238,000 in the first three months of 2024, latest figures show. As a result, insurers are cashing in on the soaring demand by raising prices. Brokers told i they have seen price rises of around 25 per cent in the past year due to an increase in the number of cl…

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The cost of private healthcare insurance is rising as record numbers of people decide to pay for their treatment, it has been reported. Brokers have seen health insurance price increases of about 25% in the last year, the i reports. This is due to an increase in the number of claims being made, and increased medical costs, the paper adds. Record levels of people are using the private sector for their healthcare, with 238,000 private hospital adm…

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Record levels of people are using the private sector for their healthcare, according to figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network.  The cost of private healthcare insurance is rising as record numbers of people decide to pay for their treatment, it has been reported. Brokers have seen health insurance price increases of about 25% in the last year, the i reports. This is due to an increase in the number of claims being made, and inc…

Private health insurance prices surge as record numbers try to avoid NHS queues

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