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Guide to Private Medical Insurance

The information on these pages is designed to help you to choose the best affordable health insurance for you.

Choosing an affordable health insurance policy is not an easy task nowadays. There's a plethora of private medical insurance policies and products. To make it easier for you to decide, we've gathered all the information you need into one place.

In the Private Healthcare UK Guide to Private Medical Insurance, you can:

Get information on how to decide what you need.
Find out how to reduce the cost of private medical insurance.
Take a look at our extensive database of reviews of health insurance products available from the major companies.
Learn from Bupa's “Questions to ask when choosing health and medical insurance".
Find out where you stand on cancer cover
Blitz through insurance jargon with our list of common definitions

Get a quote

You can either "Get a Quote" for private medical insurance direct from the health insurance provider or let us submit "Your Enquiry" to up to 5 providers of health insurance in the UK on your behalf.

Questions to ask your health insurer

When buying affordable health insurance, you may want to ask some questions. Bupa have prepared a list of key questions to ask your medical health insurance provider, when choosing your affordable health insurance scheme.

The ABI Guide

The Association of British Insurers has published an independent guide to private medical insurance (UK specific). The guide has been designed to help you understand more about how private medical insurance works, so that you can make an informed choice before buying a policy.

You can download the guide below. (Adobe Acrobat - PDF format)

Private Medical Insurance (PMI) Guide

ABI Guide to Private Medical Insurance - [260 KB]