Provider comparison
Bupa vs Medicash
Side-by-side comparison from the PerkIQ directory. Cover, pricing, regulator status, and fit at a glance.
Category
Health & Insurance
Health & Insurance
Best for
Small businesses to large employers
Employers wanting cover for all staff
Pricing model
On request
On request
UK presence
Since 1947
Since 1871
Regulator
FCA and PRA regulated insurer (see FCA Register)
FCA and PRA regulated insurer (see FCA Register)
Strapline
Bupa provides private medical insurance and health services for employers, backed by its own clinics and dental practices.
Medicash provides health cash plans that pay employees back for everyday healthcare costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy.
What's included
- Private medical insurance. Group health cover with a choice of cover levels.
- Own clinics and dental centres. Bupa runs health clinics, dental centres and hospitals in the UK.
- Mental health support. Mental health cover and support as part of its corporate plans.
- Direct or through a broker. Available to employers directly or through a benefits broker.
- Health cash plans. Employees claim back everyday healthcare costs up to annual limits.
- Dental and optical. Cash back towards check-ups, treatment, glasses and contact lenses.
- Therapies. Cash back towards treatments such as physiotherapy.
- Not-for-profit. Medicash is a not-for-profit health cash plan provider.
At a glance
- FCA and PRA regulated
- Established 1947
- No shareholders
- Own clinics and dental centres
- FCA and PRA regulated
- Not-for-profit
- Roots in Liverpool, 1871
- Health cash plans
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