Private Health Insurance – A Life Prolonged?

Being diagnosed with a life threatening condition such as lung cancer is obviously a very stressful experience and this is compounded when doctors tell you that you only have six months to live. According to the report on This is Money, however, 56 year old, Johnny Mann, refused to accept the diagnosis of NHS doctors and switched to private health insurance in order to be given more attention in a timely manner and it is this decision to utilise private health insurance that has Mr Mann convinced has prolonged his life.

Private Health Insurance – Going the Extra Mile

One of the primary reasons that people with life threatening illness opt to sign up for private health insurance is the additional peace of mind that it provides them at a time when they need it most. Speaking to This is Money, Johnny Mann gives his thoughts on private health insurance and states, “'I can't say for sure that having private health insurance has made the difference in terms of my progress compared with being treated on the NHS. But it has taken stress and anxiety out of the situation. I've had a nurse administering chemotherapy at home, which is not always available on the NHS, and I have been able to call my consultant any time, day or night.” People are seemingly deserting the NHS in record numbers as the lack of cleanliness of wards and extensive waiting lists make private health insurance seem a much more attractive proposition.

Private Health Insurance – Equal Access

According to the report on This is Money, Johnny Mann, the lung cancer sufferer, believes that greater access to life saving drugs with his private health insurance policy may well be one of the reasons that he has been able to prove the doctor’s six month life expectancy prediction wrong. Speaking to This is Money, Mr Mann states, “I am fairly sure some of the drugs I've had access to with private health insurance are either not available or only available in lower doses on the NHS.”

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