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Competition Commission

NHS changes proposed following five year plan

Changes to the commissioning and regulation of health services are needed following the NHS five year forward view.

  • PMI
  • 18 February 2015
CMA appoints firm to provide information on private healthcare and fees

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved arrangements proposed by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) to establish an organisation which will make private healthcare information available via an independent public website....

  • PMI
  • 01 December 2014
Healthcare Market Review will not extend the market - Capita Employee Benefits

Savings as a result of today's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) final report into the private healthcare market are likely to be absorbed by employers, rather than benefit employees through wider cover, Capita Employee Benefits' analysis shows....

  • PMI
  • 02 April 2014
Insurers promise to pass healthcare competition savings on to customers

Private medical insurers (PMIs) are promising to pass on any savings made from the Competition and Market Authority's (CMA) final remedies for the private healthcare market to customers.

  • PMI
  • 02 April 2014
CMA eases demands on hospital groups in private healthcare review

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reducing some of its demands on private healthcare providers and practitioners to address lack of competition and consumer detriment issues in the market.

  • Regulation
  • 02 April 2014
'Long overdue' CC remedies will 'improve' PMI market -AMII

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has praised what it described as ‘long overdue' recommended changes to the private healthcare market.

  • PMI
  • 20 January 2014
Hospital groups furious at CC announcement

Provisional recommendations by the Competition Commission are ‘clearly wrong' private hospital groups have said, adding that they will take steps to contest the recommendations if they appear in the final report.

  • Regulation
  • 16 January 2014
Competition Report a win for customers - Bupa

New Competition Commission proposals to shake up the private healthcare sector are a move forward for customers, who should see a financial benefit, Bupa has said.

  • PMI
  • 16 January 2014
CC compels fee transparency and bans incentives in private healthcare

Private healthcare providers will be compelled to provide greater information on the quality and cost of treatments being offered to private patients and insurers.

  • PMI
  • 16 January 2014
BMI Healthcare warns on Competition Commission impact

BMI Healthcare has warned over the potential impact of the Competition Commission's investigation into the UK Private Medical Insurance (PMI) market and said the group will defend its position against any ‘unnecessary or disproportionate remedies.'

  • PMI
  • 22 November 2013
Court rules Competition Commission treatment of private hospitals 'unfair'

Private hospital groups have been unfairly blocked from defending themselves by the Competition Commission (CC), a Competition Appeals Tribunal has ruled.

  • PMI
  • 04 October 2013
Competition Commission: The remedies

The Competition Commission (CC) has recommended a ban on consultant incentive schemes and called for greater transparency and price controls following its investigation into the private healthcare market.

  • PMI
  • 28 August 2013
Private patients pay for lack of competition - Competition Commission

Private Medical Insurance (PMI) premiums are higher than necessary as private hospitals face little competition in local areas across the UK, the Competition Commission (CC) has found.

  • Regulation
  • 28 August 2013
Planet Insurance - PMI and The Competition Commission

The Competition Commission is examining the private health sector. Richard Walsh investigates

  • PMI
  • 04 July 2013
Lack of MAS PPI comparison tables proving "very difficult" - ABI

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is still in discussions with the Competition Commission regarding the lack of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) comparison tables on its website, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has reported.

  • MPPI
  • 27 November 2012
62% of the industry is concerned about short-term IP

The protection industry has said it is concerned that short term income protection is simply a new style of accident, sickness and unemployment cover, according to a poll.

  • Income Protection
  • 03 August 2012
Competition Commission publishes issues statement

The Competition Commission (CC) has published an issues statement as part of its market investigation into privately-funded healthcare services.

  • Regulation
  • 26 June 2012
Answer to protection gap not product specific - ABI

Short-term income protection is only part of the answer to the protection gap, the ABI has said.

  • Income Protection
  • 25 May 2012
Insurers welcome healthcare market's referral to Competition Commission

Private medical Insurers (PMI) have endorsed the Office of Fair Trading referring the UK healthcare market to the Competition Commission and said they will take an active part in investigations.

  • PMI
  • 04 April 2012
OFT refers private healthcare market to Competition Commission

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the privately funded healthcare market to the Competition Commission for investigation.

  • PMI
  • 04 April 2012
28% of mortgage brokers ignorant of POS ban for protection products

More than a quarter of mortgage advisers are unaware that from 6 April 2012 they will not be allowed to sell accident, sickness and unemployment (ASU) style insurance products, including PPI and MPPI, at the point of sale of a mortgage, according to LV=....

  • Individual Protection
  • 12 March 2012
Doctors demand investigation into PMI fee schedules

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to extend its private healthcare market review to include insurers' fee schedules.

  • PMI
  • 03 February 2012
Private hospitals face tough year as PMI income falls

The coming year promises to be a tough one for the private healthcare sector, according to a new report from analyst Laing and Buisson.

  • PMI
  • 27 January 2012
Planet Insurance - the OFT and PMI

Happy new year, and some potentially good news on PMI premiums.

  • uncategorised
  • 02 January 2012
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