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Health insurance news: HSF

An independent not-for-profit association for members, which has been helping people meet the costs of medical treatment since 1873 when it was founded as The Hospital Saturday Fund. The Hospital Saturday Fund Charity carries out charitable and benevolent work.

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Recent news

HSF in Ireland benefits from health insurer woes As the three Irish health insurers all raise their prices, HSF expects to continue to benefit with an increase in enquiries and business.
People put off health checks by cost One in three are putting off medical checks because of concern about costs, suggests new research commissioned by cash plan provider HSF. The survey of over 2,000 people says 32% of men and 43 % of women are delaying a visit to the dentist or optician.
HSF Health Plan on Fit Notes The GP advice line, free for all HSF Health Plan subscribers, will be able to help both employees and employers with the fit note transition.
HSF improves health cash plans HSF is increasing benefit levels on all health cash plans. It will soon extend personal injury benefits and add a GP advice line to products that do not have them.
Demand for health cash plans increase More people are signing up to health cash plans to help manage their everyday healthcare costs. HSF health plan, one of the UK's leading health cash plans, show a record breaking 25,000 people across the UK and Ireland signing up in 2008.
Don't pay with your health With medical costs soaring and families finding it increasingly difficult to budget for their healthcare costs, health cash plan provider HSF is advising people to consider taking up a health cash plan.
HSF urges customers to use GP advice Line A health cash insurer is urging customers to consider using a privately run GP Advice Line. HSF alleges that the NHS Direct call centre is often charging tax payers for using its medical advice phone lines.
The seeping costs of the NHS and the need for Health Cash Plans Hospital patients are feeling the pinch of the global economic crisis, with a survey from HSF health plan finding 43% of UK residents believe the costs of hospital stays, such as parking and food, should be covered by taxes rather than the individual.
Britons risking their health in economic slowdown A survey commissioned by HSF health plan found 48% of UK residents are putting off medical checks, such as the dentist or optician, because of the cost a rise of 30% since 2006.
Health cash provider HSF extends Irish arm HSF Health Plan, a not-for-profit health cash plan operator, has bought the Irish business of rival HSA, for an undisclosed sum. HSF Health Plan currently has over 100,000 Irish customers and provides a cash sum for claims for everyday medical costs, including routine GP, dental and optical visits, hospital visits, complementary medicine and personal injury.