Cashplans

Simplyhealth has launched a new cash plan aimed at people aged 70 and over.

The recession has seen spending on private dentistry fall for the first time on record, according to Laing and Buisson's Dentistry UK Market Report 2011, yet dental plans are ever more popular.

Health Shield has raised premiums for one of its cash plans while adding a lower price level for another scheme.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has launched a new website.

Men are more likely to take out health insurance and consider it as important while people in Scotland are least likely to prioritise it, according to a new survey.

NHS drugs could be bought on a value-based approach if proposals from the government are approved.

Westfield Health has released an iphone app that allows policyholders to access real-time information on benefit balances, renewal dates and recent claims.

Primary care trusts (PCTs) will suffer a real terms funding cut as the government revealed it is not increasing direct spending to match inflation.

Westfield Health has reported a record operating surplus for the last financial year.

An investigation into how well the private healthcare market is working is being planned by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).