# Private medical treatment or insurance. What is it and How to Assign?

An employer may meet the cost of an employee's medical expenses or arrange for
them to be met under an insurance policy which is referred as “Private medical
treatment or insurance”. The tax and National Insurance contributions treatment
depends on the manner in which the employer meets the expense. You can do this
is two ways,

 * You arrange and pay the provider directly for treatment or insurance

 * Your employee arranges treatment or insurance, but you pay the provider

For information on Medical or dental treatment and insurance click here
[https://www.gov.uk/expenses-and-benefits-medical-treatment/overview].



Road Map - Assign Private medical treatment or Insurance
Process P11D -> Assign P11D Benefit -> Select I. Private medical treatment or
insurance -> Assign Benefits button -> Add New Record button -> Save button ->
Done button
( 'Process P11D' is the button positioned in the tasking zone menu at the top.
It is the fourth button from the left)