Radio pioneer’s plight ‘immoral’

The case of Jeff Price ( UAE radio pioneer in need of treatment after brain disease diagnosis, July 25) not having his condition covered by medical insurance is just immoral and seems to make a mockery of having health cover at all.

This kind of case is why we expatriates take out these expensive insurance policies – we have continued to pay to National Insurance in the UK while we’re here – so that we can get help when we need it.

No insurance company should be able to turn their backs on their clients or to increase premiums to a point where the client is unable to afford cover.

I wish this dear man all the very best – and trust the country he has called home for 22 years will see him right. Helen Wilkie-Miln, Dubai

Where is his employer or, if he was self-employed, his clients? Surely those prominent companies that have benefited from his services could support him at this time, just as he supported their businesses.

Shame on the UK for not supporting those who have paid into the NHS before going to work overseas. Jane Carter, Dubai

Sadly the theory that he could just fly back to Britain and get treatment is a big misconception. It depends on many fac- tors and is not always possible.

It’s free while you’ve been paying National Insurance and voluntary tax. But if you’ve been an expatriate for many years, you are not necessarily entitled to any treatment. Emma Schlegel, Dubai