healthcare

BMI Healthcare has launched a service for patients requiring medical care who may have been discharged by the NHS.

Managers of medium and large sized firms believe that mental health (51%), obesity/high body mass index (44%) and high blood pressure (30%) are the biggest threats to their employees' health over the next five years.

Employers must not pay for duplication of cover between IPMI and travel insurance, Jelf International has urged.

APRIL International UK, the specialist international private health insurance provider, has slashed sterling prices by up to 35% across its long term Individual private international health insurance policies.

Over 1 in 5 (22%) UK holidaymakers have needed to seek medical treatment whilst abroad, research fromGocompare.com travel insurance has found.

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network is launching a dedicated private medical insurance (PMI) division including access to Individual, Corporate, and SME PMI schemes.

Aetna International has said that its employee assistance programme (EAP) will now become a standard benefit across the majority of its international healthcare plans.

There are large disparities in prescription and speciality drug prices across Western countries according to research from International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP.)

A study carried out with over 1,100 Apple Watch owners has revealed the top three mobile apps consumers would most like to use to manage their health, according to research from Allianz Global Assistance UK.

AXA PPP healthcare has made two new appointments to strengthen its support for intermediary partnership development and voluntary business.