| The National Health Service (NHS) is | | | | this crucial assistance and comprehensive |
| something few of us would live without - a | | | | health insurance is the only place to turn. |
| unique service that provides vital cover in | | | | |
| case we struggle through ill health, accident | | | | It's not just men either. Drugs such as |
| or disease. However, when it comes to the | | | | Arimidex and Herceptin have dramatically |
| crunch how many of us feel we can rely on the | | | | increased breast cancer survival rates yet |
| service in the face of a life-threatening | | | | there is a postcode lottery as to whether you |
| condition? | | | | will get the treatment you need quickly |
| | | | enough with the drug available to some and |
| Waiting lists, unreliable services and | | | | not to others. The only way to ensure you get |
| increasing health concerns within hospitals | | | | potentially life saving treatment is to go |
| are leading many to look to private care when | | | | private. |
| the worst happens. However, the prices of | | | | |
| treatment in the private sector leave most | | | | Nevertheless, health insurance does not come |
| with little choice but to endure the | | | | cheap and it's vital to take a thorough |
| difficult conditions and frustrating delays | | | | search of the market to see what policies are |
| of the NHS. The one solution to this | | | | available. Use a price comparison tool, such |
| potentially life-threatening problem is | | | | as the health insurance comparison tool at to |
| health insurance. | | | | ensure you're getting the cheapest quote and |
| | | | the most comprehensive cover. Many health |
| Health insurance varies widely both in terms | | | | insurers have now thrown in a number of low |
| of cost and cover. However, the right policy | | | | cost policies in response to criticism that |
| can offer massive savings at the most vital | | | | they are too expensive, which, when combined |
| time. For example, many leading health | | | | with no claims discounts could save up to 50 |
| insurance providers now offer cover for | | | | per cent. |
| Taxotere, a chemotherapy drug proven to | | | | |
| reduce pain and extend the lives of those in | | | | By putting a little aside each month we can |
| the advanced stages of prostate cancer, which | | | | be prepared if or when the worst happens. |
| kills one man every hour in the UK. With | | | | Health insurance offers crucial peace of mind |
| costs running as high as £1,000 per | | | | in our hour of need, and may be the most |
| treatment, and most patients requiring up to | | | | important investment we ever make. |
| ten courses, many are being priced out of | | | | |