Cash Plans

Mental health problems will be the number one health priority for the world in the near future and workplaces must play their part in tackling it, a conference has heard.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is continuing its investigation into the working of healthcare markets by launching a review of the dentistry sector.

With private medical insurance a stretch for many firms, Lee Andre makes the case for introducing cash plans into the workplace.

While over 93% of respondents rated their dental health as important, nearly 1 in 3 have had to cancel or delay dental treatment due to cost.

Perfect Health Insurance has launched a cashplan it claims outstrips those on offer elsewhere.

The Health and Social Care Bill's 'mangled remains' should be buried in an unmarked grave and left there, according to the BMJ.

Medicash's annual accounts have demonstrated a steady performance despite the tough economic climate.

Video footage of COVER magazine's recent Cash Plan Breakfast Briefing in association with Westfield Health, Simplyhealth and Health Shield.

Cost is still a deterrent to visiting a dentist with a fifth of people viewing it as a luxury despite NHS dentistry becoming more accessible, according to new research.

Only 56% of companies procuring staff benefits use a broker, yet 90% of those who do think it is money well spent, Denplan has found.