BUPA

BUPA, the famous name in private healthcare. Here's what BUPA say about the organisation "BUPA is the largest and most recognised independent health and care organisation in the UK. We are a provident association, which means any profit we make is re-invested in better health and care. We offer a comprehensive range of health care schemes and services, including private medical insurance, critical illness cover, long term care, life cover, income protection and travel cover. BUPA Heartbeat is the personal health plan that recognises that everybody's circumstances and needs are different. The price reflects each individual's health and circumstances. Heartbeat offers as standard consultant-recommended treatment, with a choice of national or local access hospitals and excess options and additional cover options which include a wide range of extra benefits designed to keep our members fit and well".

 

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Bupa is a large British healthcare organisation, with bases on three continents and more than ten million customers in over 200 countries.

Bupa (originally, the British United Provident Association) was established in 1947 when 17 British provident associations joined together to provide healthcare for the general public. The original services offered by Bupa included private medical insurance. Bupa had an initial registration of 38,000 when founded, but currently has over four million members, and has grown to become the largest independent health insurance provider in the UK.

It was founded as a not for profit provident organisation to meet the needs of those wanting something more than the National Health Service (NHS) system in Britain offered. It has promoted itself as having no shareholders and existing only for its members. Initially, Bupa was purely a UK health insurance provider, offering policies to individuals, companies and other organisations.