Bupa rolls out full mental health cover to individual market

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Adam Saville
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Only insurer to cover all mental health conditions, including alcohol and drug abuse, on individual market

Last April, Bupa launches its Business Mental Health Advantage to the corporate market, at the time calling it the ‘most extensive mental cover available'.  Bupa has today revealed that it is to expand these benefits to consumer customers, making the private medical insurance (PMI) provider the only insurer to cover all mental health conditions, including all addictions and alcohol and drug abuse, on the individual market. As of June, Bupa's mental health cover, which is designed with families in mind, covers depression, bipolar and anxiety, while providing long-term support and treat...

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