Medical Care
A new survey has revealed that adults are saving like never before to pay for medical treatments, despite the recession.
Commissioned by the PMI provider CS Healthcare, a survey of 1,000 UK adults found that nearly 27%, equivalent to 13 million UK adults, are actively saving specifically to pay for medical treatment.
An additional 29% of those polled are resigned to the fact they may have to dip into their savings funds in a medical emergency.
According to the survey, it appears that NHS waiting lists is behind this latest move, with 18% of those asked revealing that treatment waiting times are their primary cause of anxiety, when falling ill- of more concern than death or pain.
David Royle, Chief Executive of CS Healthcare said "The UK public is sometimes presented as being unconcerned about their health, which is clearly not the case.
However, for people to be saving or prepared to break into their precious savings, especially in today’s economic climate, signals that there is not only concern over the NHS’s ability to cope, perhaps unfairly, but also confusion about the role and cost of PMI."