GP insurance fees agreement 'good news for all'

A deal between the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the British Medical Association (BMA) regarding GP insurance fees is good news for everyone, it has been claimed. 

The five-year agreement focuses on reports prepared by family doctors for their patients concerning fees paid by health insurers.

Under the new terms, the cost of a standard GP report, as well as a supplementary report and a full medical examination, will rise by six per cent each year for the next five years.

Richard Walsh, head of health insurance at ABI, said: "GP reports help to ensure that people with pre-existing medical conditions have access to health and protection insurance.

"It's good news both for the medical profession and insurers, as the five-year deal provides both stability and certainty."

The guidance issued to GPs includes the recognition that life assurance is a "social good" that is of benefit to their patients.

Source material: Headline Money press release

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