BCWA boosts dental plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 1998BCWA Healthcare has frozen the cost of premiums on its Confident Dental Health Cover, but is increasing many...

Infertility services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 10 July 1998 at column 674) when the government expects...

BUPA launches self-pay option

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998BUPA has set up a central service offering support to patients who wish to pay for their own treatment...

US merger off

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Humana, Inc. and United HealthCare Corporation have confirmed that they have mutually agreed to terminate the previously announced merger...

HSA Healthcare adds benefits

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 1998HSA Healthcare has announced improvements to the benefits available on its HSA SuperPlan. From 1 October 1998 the...

£5m development for Three Shires

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Three Shires Hospital in Northampton, which opened in 1982, has commenced work on a £5m development which will increase...

Trusts and health authorities

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 9 July 1998 at column 609) if the requirement for...

Rising cost of PMI holding back growth

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 1998The rising cost of private medical insurance premiums is holding back the growth of private medical insurance cover,...

Doubts cast over fall in waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The government this month claimed a degree of success in its attempts to bring down waiting lists. Figures were...

NHS expenditure in Scotland

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1998The Secretary of State for Scotland was asked (Hansard 13 July 1998 at column 65) what estimate has been...