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"Does private health care benefit the NHS?"
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"Does private health care benefit the NHS?" Private health care is increasingly becoming a very delicate issue. There are so many varied arguments for the expansion or even closure of private health care services. Since 1979 when the Conservative Government took power there has been a sharp rise in private health care from 4% to 13%. However now with the Labour Government in office this figure has dropped to 11% and may be likely to drop further in the future with the present Labour government in power. Private health care is predominantly paid for by insurance schemes paid by an employer or the patient. These schemes are run by companies such as BUPA (British United Provident Association) and PPP (Private Patients Plan). This is now heavily taxed by the Labour government to the dislike of the Conservative Party and therefore further fuelling the situation. One of the foundations the foundations the NHS...
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