While the NHS offers extensive healthcare services, there are inherent limitations and challenges which have given rise to an increasing demand for private health insurance in the UK. Long waiting times for certain treatments, restricted access to care, and barriers to receiving timely medical interventions have prompted employers to bolster their medical benefits to attract and retain talent in workplaces.
Indeed, private health insurance has been named as the most important employee benefit by the UK workforce.
However, private health insurance coverage doesn’t cover everything and sometimes employees need more support to boost their wellbeing, productivity, and health. MeditSimple aims to fill these gaps to provide employees with better healthcare and employee benefits.
Understanding the Gaps in Traditional Health Insurance
Pre-existing conditions: Most private health insurance policies do not cover conditions that were known and present before obtaining the insurance/employment.
Chronic conditions: private insurance typically covers acute conditions, whereas chronic conditions that require long-term management are generally not covered. This includes commonly experienced conditions like diabetes or asthma.
Dental and optical care: routine dental and optical care are not often included in standard medical plans, though they can be added as additional coverage.
Mental health: coverage for mental health can vary significantly. Often, policies have limitations on the types of treatment or number of therapy sessions that employees can access.
Cosmetic surgery: procedures that are purely for cosmetic reasons are not typically covered unless they are part of a necessary treatment following an accident.
How MeditSimple Bridges Gaps in Health Insurance
Comprehensive diagnostic and medical coverage
MeditSimple complements existing health insurance policies by allowing employees to book appointments for a broad spectrum of healthcare services, especially those that go beyond what traditional health insurance covers.
Choose from over 150 self-collection lab test kits available on MeditSimple – available for prostate cancer detection, iron levels, or thyroid checks.
We have over 8k specialists available on the platform – from mental health experts to cardiologists and nurses we have all the experts you need for preventative care and check-ups.
Our esteemed network – available at lower costs
MeditSimple has partnered with most of the UK’s leading healthcare providers, which makes accessing high quality care possible for employees – including HCA, Superdrug Health, Vista, and The Doctors Laboratory.
We negotiate prices with these providers to offer attractive benefit packages for employers based on affordable prices for consultations, treatments and diagnostic services.
Get in Touch
MeditSimple can help improve your workplace through our numerous corporate health benefit offers – for example, our bespoke Working Women’s Package.
By partnering with us, companies better commit to enhancing employee well-being, health and foster a more supportive work environment.
Contact us today to learn more about how our corporate healthcare offers can benefit your organisation by filling the gaps in traditional corporate health insurance policies: contact@meditsimple.com.
