Blog: Private medical insurance - a boom or bust moment

A medical professional pressing a button to denote medical innovation

Sprout.ai CEO and co-founder Niels Thone reflects on a 'squeeze' in private medical insurance and argues automation is the way forward.

Around 11% of the UK’s adult population currently has private medical insurance. That is nearly 7.5 million people who pay national insurance and taxes, yet don’t call on the NHS for services such as

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