Is there any purpose in a 90 year old having private health insurance.
He has bone cancer, not aggressive, he receives treatment, that condition is not expected to worsen in any likely time frame.
He is susceptible to infection, pneumonia, kidney infections are likely in the next year or so.
In the past he has been admitted to the local public hospital spent time on a trolley etc. He did have private insurance then. That seems to have been the best place for him. His GP says if you are really sick you need to be in the public hospital, they have greater strength in depth to deal with the really ill.
Are there any likely circumstances where a lack of private insurance would be a disadvantage.
Any views appreciated.
He has bone cancer, not aggressive, he receives treatment, that condition is not expected to worsen in any likely time frame.
He is susceptible to infection, pneumonia, kidney infections are likely in the next year or so.
In the past he has been admitted to the local public hospital spent time on a trolley etc. He did have private insurance then. That seems to have been the best place for him. His GP says if you are really sick you need to be in the public hospital, they have greater strength in depth to deal with the really ill.
Are there any likely circumstances where a lack of private insurance would be a disadvantage.
Any views appreciated.