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Health insurance… it’s the 2^nd time this week that I’ve heard that phrase. I guess with all this swine flu lark, a lot of people have been thinking about it. I know I have! I’ve never had any problems with the NHS but have been thinking more and more how useful it would be if you were safe in the knowledge that if something did happen, you would get seen to straight away along with the best available treatment. Because, correct me if I’m wrong but I think that the true reason people get private health insurance is that peace of mind knowing that if they fall ill unexpectedly or are in some kind of accident, they would get seen to straight away with the best treatment. Surely, that’s the main attraction. Anyone?

Having looked into it a bit, my research has dispelled some of the notions I had about private health insurance being about cover only – a lot of the policies seem to be focused on improving one’s health. Aviva, for example, have health tools you can use on their website, and also provide free gym discounts and other benefits I would never have associated with health insurance. So it’s worth checking out, if health and fitness is important to you. To be honest, health insurance is probably a pretty good idea, for most people.