Bupa Health Insurance
Bupa are one of the UK’s most established health insurance providers. Bupa doesn’t just concentrate on providing excellent health insurance cover, but is also dedicated to helping people lead longer, healthier and happier lives.
Bupa offers three policies to suit different customer needs, which are:
- Bupa By You (comprehensive cover)
- Bupa Treatment and Care (in or day patient only)
- Bupa Fundamentals (limited outpatient option); only available through health insurance brokers like Healthcare Clarity
Bupa health insurance policy review
The Bupa By You Comprehensive policy is their flagship policy for domestic private medical insurance in the UK however Bupa also offers a Treatment and Care as well as Bupa Fundamentals policy. Each of the three policies offer various levels of cover and are offered at different price points to accommodate the needs of a range of clients.
Things you may wish to consider
Bupa do not have age restrictions on their policy and unlike some other providers you can join Bupa regardless of your age
Bupa automatically upgrade anyone under the age of 17 to their most comprehensive hospital list free of charge.
Bupa apply an increase the premium for anyone who has used nicotine products within the last two years.
Unless you have full outpatient cover, you would have a combined financial limit of £500, £750 or £1,000 for consultations and minor diagnostic tests such as blood tests, X-Rays, and ultrasounds. Diagnostic tests can be expensive and unpredictable and typically it’s advised to cover these in full.
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Bupa health insurance benefits
- Access to hundreds of facilities such as BMI, Nuffield, and Spire Health
- 24/7 Bupa Anytime HealthLine
- Access to the latest approved cancer drugs and eligible treatment - even licenced drugs not routinely available on the NHS
- Family Discount 5 % discount for partner, 10% discount for a family
- Digital GP Appointments via Babylon Health
Bupa Everyday rewards
Discounts on fitness, nutrition, relaxation and so much more
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Bupa By You Comprehensive Core Cover
These benefits are included with all Bupa By You policies.
Benefit
Detail
In-patient and day patient treatment
Full cover for hospital fees including operating theatre costs, diagnostic tests, nursing care, drugs & dressing, and physiotherapy
Up to 28 days a year for mental health treatment
Out-patient treatment
Full cover for MRI, CT & PET scans
Outpatient surgery is covered in full
Consultations, other diagnostic tests, outpatient mental health treatment, physiotherapy, chiropractic treatment and osteopathy are either covered in full or up to a combined limit of £500, £750 or £1,000 each year
Cancer Cover
Bupa offer three levels of cancer cover
Comprehensive Cancer Cover – Full cover for in-patient, day patient and outpatient treatment and consultations relating to cancer.
Full cover for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Full cover for high-cost cancer drugs proven to treat cancer
NHS Cancer Cover Plus – The treatment would be done with the NHS however if the NHS can’t provide this treatment and the consultant recommends it, Bupa will cover these eligible treatments
No Cancer Cover – No cancer cover is included on the policy.
NHS Cash Benefit
£50 a night up to 35 nights a year where you have treatment through the NHS where Bupa would have covered your treatment privately
Home Nursing
Full cover for home nursing charges following private in-patient treatment
Private Ambulance
£60 per journey with no annual limit
Parent Accommodation
Hospital accommodation for one parent, in full while your child is receiving eligible treatment and is under the age of 17
If you are concerned about NHS wait times, explore private health insurance options
Bupa By You Optional Extras
Benefit
Detail
Dental
Bupa pay up to £150 per year for routine dental treatment such as check-ups and scale and polish. And up to 75% of your restorative dental treatment such as fillings and crowns.
Bupa's Underwriting
Bupa offer three underwriting options on their health policies:
- Full Medical Underwriting – where you disclose your medical history to AXA
- Moratorium Underwriting – doesn’t require you to declare your full medical history upfront. Instead, it excludes cover for any conditions for which you have had symptoms, advice or treatment during the past five years.
- Switch Underwriting – This is reserved for clients who have an existing medical insurance. Subject to a couple of medical questions AXA Health would continue your medical underwriting from the previous insurer.
Hospital List
Bupa also have three hospital lists: Essential Access, Extended Choice, Extended Choice (including Central London).
