Cancer and heart commitment for AXA PPP
AXA PPP healthcare is enhancing its support for policyholders affected by cancer or by heart disease. With immediate effect, the medical insurer is providing full cover for licensed cancer drugs – without time or monetary limits, and for as long as the patient needs them – on its standard level of cover for individuals* and SME groups.**
For cancer treatment, AXA PPP is also waiving any monetary
limits that may apply to out-patient tests and consultations.
In addition, AXA PPP is extending its freephone Dedicated Nurse
service, which it currently offers to members undergoing treatment
for cancer, to support members who are diagnosed with a heart
condition - providing them and their families with access to a
dedicated nurse who can discuss their queries and concerns,
bringing understanding and reassurance at what can be a difficult
and uncertain time.
For those who've been treated for cancer or undergone heart
surgery,*** there is the peace of mind of a 'no time limit'
approach to paying for follow-up tests and consultations to monitor
their progress and recovery over the longer term.
Further features of AXA PPP's enhanced cover for cancer
include:
- Benefit for experimental cancer drug treatment when undertaken
as part of an ethical clinical trial.
- Hospice benefit: a charitable donation of £100 per night for
care provided in a registered hospice or for hospice care provided
at home - without a time or monetary limit.
- Additional expenses support: including £150 towards wigs and up
to £5,000 to cover the cost of external prostheses such as eyes or
limbs.
AXA PPP's commercial director Fergus Craig said:
"We want our members to be confident that, if they need treatment
for cancer or a heart problem, we're committed to supporting them -
not just by settling their medical bills but also by helping them
through our Dedicated Nurse service and by providing additional
benefits that can help to make life a little easier when they need
it most."
These enhancements apply both to new customers and to existing AXA
PPP members with immediate effect.
AXA PPP's large corporate and healthcare trust customers will
continue to have the option to choose their level of cover for
treatment of cancer (ranging from no cover to enhanced levels of
cover).
For more information visit AXAPPPhealthcare.co.uk
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About AXA
AXA UK is a part of the AXA Group. AXA Group is a worldwide
leader in Financial Protection. AXA's operations are diverse
geographically, with major operations in Europe, North America and
the Asia/Pacific area. It is the largest insurer in the world by
premium income and the leading insurance brand.
In the UK AXA is focused on three key areas: wealth management,
insurance and healthcare. It operates through a number of business
units including: AXA Wealth; AXA Commercial Lines, AXA Personal
Lines, AXA PPP healthcare, AXA Ireland and an independent
distribution business Bluefin. AXA employs over 12,000 staff in the
UK.
For full year 2010, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 91.0 billion and
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billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2010.
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About AXA PPP healthcare
AXA PPP healthcare has been helping people to access healthcare
services since 1940. Today it forms the UK healthcare arm of AXA
and provides healthcare cover for individuals and employers and
employee wellbeing, counselling, occupational health and
rehabilitation services through its specialist Health Serivces
division.