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Germany to reform financing of long-term care

Germany is on the brink of reforming the financing of long-term care insurance (LTC) which funds elderly care. The industrious Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn could produce a draft law by the summer, and private insurers are proposing revolutionary ways of bringing fresh capital to the system.
March 12, 2020

Filling an empty shift at short notice: disrupting agencies

Temporary agencies are expensive. Hiring a doctor through one in the UK can cost the NHS around €170 per shift and in Germany, the bill for a nurse comes in at anywhere between €70-€140. A handful of start-ups across Europe are deploying solutions to disrupt agencies and breakdown workforce silos. HBI looks at three - in the UK, France and Germany - to assess how the market is changing.
February 13, 2020

Indian healthcare budget “meagre and insignificant”

HBI hears India's healthcare budget has disappointed operators and commentators alike and fallen short of what the country needs to achieve all its UHC ambitions. Announced last week, it was meant to double to 2.5% of GDP, but will only reach 1.15%. We speak to a senior executive at an operator source and break down what's changed and what the system still requires.
February 13, 2020

Paterson Inquiry report lays bare UK private hospital sector flaws

A new report lays bare the systematic failings which allowed a rogue surgeon to perform hundreds of unnecessary surgeries in the UK. HBI is told that getting consultant-level activity data is still problematic, while Schoen Clinic UK tells HBI why more private doctors should be directly employed.
February 6, 2020

State-owned pharmacy buys minority stake in Swedish telehealth provider

Sweden's state-owned pharmacy Apoteket has bought a 20% stake in one of Sweden's smaller digital health companies Doktor24 from Investor AB. The move comes as the country's telehealth sector is under pressure to become more integrated with physical healthcare providers.
January 23, 2020
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