All news on the topic: Health insurance

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Aviva announces £300m share buyback after profits increase to £1.47 billion
The insurance and pensions giant saw shares move higher on Thursday morning
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Association of British Insurers calls for 'hidden in plain sight' tax cut
The tax is likely to hit the poorest the hardest as they spend proportionately more on insurance such as home and motor cover, said the Association of British Insurers
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Grandmother's family hit with £63,855 for ambulance ride before she died
Debra Prichard, a retired factory worker from Tennessee, passed away last year after suffering a severe stroke and multiple aneurysms, and her family has been left with a huge bill for her ambulance ride
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Nan to be deported over claims she's lived in Australia illegally for 40 years
Mary Ellis, 74, left England and moved to Australia in 1981 but now officials believe she has spent decades living in the country illegally by entering under a different name
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NHS waiting list patients missing out on holidays, due to travel insurance costs
But one in five plan to travel this year without insurance - while more than a tenth will fork out up to £1,000 extra on specialist cover, to ensure they are protected
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Woman's leg almost severed after hitting tree at 60mph in skiing accident
The sisters of young New Yorker Courtney Cosentino, 27, who nearly lost her leg in a traumatic skiing accident in Vermont are fundraising for her huge medical expenses
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'One moment I was having a dream holiday - the next I was fighting for my life'
Simon Bird recalls a dramatic mountain rescue after a serious fall on the ski slopes of Switzerland which nearly cost him his life and put him on a long road back to recovery
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Woman saves £31,000 by travelling abroad to visit dentist and get hair done
Bryn Elise Wright, who lives in Westminster, Colorado, with her boyfriend Cody Jorgenson, believes she has saved over $10,000 (£7,800) since 2021 on hair extensions alone
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Girl with a one-in-a-million condition has skull rearranged like jigsaw
A toddler with an extremely rare health condition which meant her skull has grown more out of shape over time, has been given lifesaving surgery to rearrange the bones in her skull
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Woman who moved into RV on course to become millionaire by 45
Carly DeFelice shared that her annual cost-of-living is $25,000, which is apparently "super low" as she has no debt, and uses the remainder of her salary to invest and save
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Water toxicity warning as mum dies after drinking 4 water bottles in 20 minutes
Ashley Summers tragically died after drinking too much water too quickly, leading her brain to swell as she suffered from water toxicity. Experts have now explained how to avoid this happening
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Coffee reduces risk of getting dementia and boosts physical fitness in old age
More studies have emerged pointing to potential health benefits of consuming caffeine regularly - with the most recent pointing to a decreased likelihood of frailty in later life
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Brits warned insurance error could leave you paying thousands more for holidays
Not having the right travel insurance coverage when something goes wrong on holiday can land you with a bill stretching into the hundreds of thousands if not millions of pounds
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Woman blasted for withholding 'wife privileges' while waiting for proposal
The woman explained that she gave her boyfriend an ultimatum and withheld 'wife duties' after he refused to propose by the date she wanted - but it hasn't gone exactly to plan
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America's most haunted house requires 40-page waiver, a drug test and insurance
McKamey Manor is run by Russ McKamey and describes itself as a 'haunted house like no other' but participants entering the house must first jump through seven hoops to enter its walls
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Morbidly obese woman sues insurer for £570k after they deny weight-loss surgery
Luci Solorio is suing her health insurance company for refusing to pay for her obesity treatment, which she says is unlawful discrimination, leaving her in $700,000 of debt
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'Therapist asked for £16 tip at end of our session, she knows I earn good money'
Imagine going to your doctor and at the end of the consultation you are asked for a tip – but that's exactly what happened to one hapless patient attending therapy sessions
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Brutal 14-words doctors told mum after discovering her child has dementia
The mother of a girl whose genetic condition leads to childhood dementia says there's hope for her daughter in the form of an experimental drug. The 10-year-old and her family are positive
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Gwyneth Paltrow's Shallow Hal body double 'nearly starved to death' after movie
Ivy Snitzer, who played Gwyneth Paltrow's body double in the 2001 movie Shallow Hal has reflected on the devastating costs the production had on her life
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Dad-of-three in critical condition after freak pool accident
Danny Osborne's family faces 'unfathomable' medical bills after the grandad-of-three dived badly in the pool, breaking his neck and going into cardiac arrest. His wife hasn't left his side with the next few days crucial to his recovery
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Eerie moment psychiatrist 'fakes visit to patients he locked in hospital units'
Dr. Brian Hyatt, a disgraced psychiatrist from Arkansas, is accused of pretending to visit the rooms of his patients, many of whom he locked away for as long as a week
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Miracle Alzheimer's drug that slows disease's cognitive decline to be rolled out
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the much awaited drug Leqembi which has been shown to slow the cognitive decline caused by Alzheimer’s, the most common type of dementia
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Gran spends holiday in bed after fracturing spine as insurance wouldn't cover it
Grandmother Maggie Ricketts spent £2,000 on a dream trip to Jamaica with her family but it was ruined on the third day when she seriously injured herself jumping into a lagoon
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Brits warned to check health insurance before going on holidays due to Brexit
Brits travelling to an EU country or Switzerland post-Brexit should have either a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
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Son lived with mum's corpse for six years in sick scheme to cash in her pension
Helga Maria Hengbarth was said to have died six years ago when she was 86, but her son told neighbours in Verona, Italy that she'd moved back to Germany - while her corpse remained in their property
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