Insurers invited into NHS economy
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Private health insurers are being invited to take over the purchasing of care for NHS patients, putting in place one of the final pieces of the government's drive to shift to a fully mixed economy of NHS care.
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Part-time workers, contractors, and early retirees who usually wouldn't qualify for corporate health insurance could get coverage under a plan unveiled yesterday by a consortium of dozens of large companies.
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The soaring cost of private finance schemes will become an "albatross" around the NHS's neck, a study says.
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Patricia Hewitt insists the privatisation of a health supply service is a good move for staff and the NHS.
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Patients will be able to access an increased range of services from their local community pharmacy if pharmacy owners in England and Wales vote to adopt a new contract being published today.
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The NHS in England is to spend Â£172m on management consultants this year, the Tories have claimed.
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Eye specialists will be able to issue prescriptions on the high street under government plans.
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The cost of health insurance provided by employers rose an average of 11.2 percent this year and is expected to rise again in 2005, adding to the economic anxiety of workers and businesses.
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Prescribes integrated networks BT has won NHS contracts worth Â£36m to create "communities of interest" for five primary care trusts.â¦
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Many NHS patients could soon be able to make an appointment to see their GP over the internet.
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The cost of insurance is set to rise as new rules governing the industry come into force on Friday.
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A controversial health centre where NHS patients will be treated by a private company is officially opened.
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Plans to beef up the drive to tackle NHS fraud, have been unveiled.
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First Health Group Corp. is the latest in a series of acquisitions that Coventry has made to try to boost its leverage with hospitals, doctors and pharmaceutical companies when negotiating costs.
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Groups representing most facets of the nation's health care system are lining up in support of a large spending increase for a popular children's insurance program.
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The Office of Fair Trading says the NHS could face higher costs after changes to the way drugs are distributed.
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LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has tapped IT researcher Gartner Inc. to provide market intelligence services as the health organization forges ahead with a mammoth, Â£5 billion ($9.2 billion) project to upgrade its information technology infrastructure.