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Because last time labour were in they did a raid on private pensions

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Shouldn’t be though. It should be your right.

Why is the NHS a sacred cow, but a pension a potentially disposable item?

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By the same token, we should stop paying for the NHS, why should I fund some old persons dementia treatment, that money should be for me, I have health insurance.

Why should the younger generation pay for the health worries of these aging boomers?

It’s really strange watching a Labour supporter, and I assume socialist, denouncing socialism.

There’s hope for you yet.

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Most Private Health Insurance doesn’t cover chronic conditions (such as diabetes, arthritis, angina, asthma, etc.), Accident & Emergency, Intensive Care treatment, pre-existing conditions, pregnancy & birth, and quite a lot more - so as long as you don’t have an accident, need intensive care after an accident or if complications arose from an operation at a private clinic, develop a chronic condition, haven’t had treatment for a previous acute condition, don’t have allergies or food intolerance, aren’t going to be deaf, won’t need dialysis, and don’t expect to get any of the normal symptoms of aging as you get older (Alzheimer’s, Dementia), you absolutely don’t need the NHS…

tl:dr - Private Health insurance is fine unless you have pre-existing conditions, get old, have/get a chronic condition, have an accident or need intensive care…

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Mine does….. thanks.

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They couldn’t afford it ? Is one extracting the urine?

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Because I don't trust it not to go given the economics of how it works. I don't want it to go but I am trying to ensure I won't have to depend on it.

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Which one? I have a decent one with AXA and I am not sure the extent to which it covers newly diagnosed chronic conditions.

(And obviously none of them do A&E or intensive care)

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My Dad had private healthcare , when he got seriously ill they had to transfer him a lengthy distance to an NHS hospital. A journey he could have done without.

You might get a nice room, shorter waiting list, but when it comes to it, you will need the NHS.

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Especialy this winter when you have hypothermia thanks to rachael thieves .

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Are you really that dependent on £200. If so you need to claim pension credit, then you'll get the fuel allowance aswell.

Maybe sell the boat? ;)

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One of the reasons private healthcare is relatively cheap in this country is because it has the NHS as a backstop. The NHS takes on the expensive stuff which is largely when we're old although obesity and diabetes are expensive as well.

Private healthcare is good to avoid getting years-long waiting lists for non-urgent treatment and quicker access to specialists for things like cancer. I think they will also pay for some drugs not available on the NHS when it comes to cancer but that depends.

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i'm not dependant on it but millions are,being old isn't fun and keeping warm is very difficult for the elderly and too expencive without help.

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The payments were introduced by Labour,since then the Tories have come in with the triple lock which massively dwarfs the fuel payment. They have also financially crippled us.

Get rid of the triple lock and you can have the fuel payment if you want, it would save the country masses more. But just like everyone else, you can't have everything. There is a safety net, pension credit.

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Like all privatisation in the UK it cherrypicks the profits and we nationalise the losses. The worst of both worlds.

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Here we go.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7290yxw8q4o

The amount of envy in this topic is interesting to see, some of you must look greener than the hulk.

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Again, they should have planned for their financial future better and not expected that the state would be there to support them