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FREE BLOG COVID-19 testing costs billions, and that will only reinforce the long price war on labs

Even pre-COVID the lab sector was battling against decreasing tariffs as policymakers grew wary of automation and its higher margins. With EBITDA all but doubling for the largest players on the continent, that old feud is going to resurface soon. In some cases it already has.

March 25, 2021

FREE BLOG Who would invest in UK nursing homes in the face of a “care crisis”?

It has been a horrible year for nursing home sector in the UK. Who would want to be an operator? The answer may surprise you.

March 18, 2021

FREE BLOG Fertility: Where politics and ethics trump science

Most civilised nations able to afford it offer some assistance to couples struggling with fertility problems, but there are usually a list of stringent criteria based on age, health, previous treatments and more. That is far from the end of the story, however. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than with fertility.

March 11, 2021

FREE BLOG When will vaccine rollouts hit PCR test volumes?

As vaccine rollouts pick up the pace across the world, we ask when lab groups' volumes will start to be affected.

March 4, 2021

FREE BLOG Healthcare is too local for big tech

A month ago we wrote that startups would win the race to build AI solutions for imaging. Now, the big tech firm which made the most noise about doing that is reportedly selling its healthcare arm.

February 25, 2021

FREE BLOG Governments are already tired of how much telehealth costs

Telehealth had reached a critical mass in Sweden with providers able to generate decent sales from an established reimbursement model. However, spiralling costs have now tipped its payors over the edge with many refusing to pay the tariff. It's not the first time that authorities have taken a stand against telehealth's costs and it could have far-reaching policy implications.

February 18, 2021

FREE BLOG Should a politician be in charge of a health service?

This week the UK government has laid out a new phase for its NHS, and health minister Matt Hancock plans to give himself direct power over the health service. What could go wrong?

February 11, 2021

FREE BLOG Reason to be cheerful?

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, Spring may still be a good six weeks away – but something is in the air. Our newsdesk inboxes and telephones are buzzing with news of prospective M&A deals, and we hear collectively that prospects for consolidation look to be blooming.

February 4, 2021

FREE BLOG For-profit operators moving into training is long overdue

Recent exclusive HBI reports about pan-European care home operators Orpea and Korian ramping up training of medical workers globally are welcome news. But such moves by the wider for-profit sector are long overdue.

January 28, 2021

FREE BLOG Innovation stands to be the loser in Germany’s elections

Germany's exuberant health minister Jens Spahn is unlikely to stay in post after the country's elections in September. People in the market say that his likely successors are less progressive, innovative and charismatic, which could end the streak of some of the boldest healthcare reforms we've ever seen. That could have repercussions across Europe.

January 21, 2021

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