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Report: Bulgarian Healthcare Market – A private cure for a public problem

Bulgaria is the poorest and most corrupt country in the European Union. It also has a surprisingly large private hospital sector. As in Turkey and Finland, patients are free to use their National Health Insurance Funds to partly pay for private treatment. The public sector appears to be in terminal retreat. Here we profile the top ten players and talk to several CEOs on why and where they see expansion.
July 17, 2015

Report: Thailand: Asia’s Dark Horse

Nestled between the giant Indian, Chinese and Malaysian markets, Thailand has long passed under the radar. No more. Public health reform and aging populations have spurred rapid growth. And no longer content with medical tourists, its highly profitable hospital groups are moving abroad. Can these dark horses take advantage of the integration of ASEAN and become the dominant force in the region?
July 6, 2015

Report: Outpatient services – a panacea for private hospitals?

Across Europe hospital groups have been moving into outpatient. In Germany Helios and Rhoen have attempted to build specialist doctor and family doctor centres, buying licences from existing practitioners. The same move can be seen in France, Portugal, Italy and Switzerland.
July 1, 2015

Report: Great Eggspectations – Europe’s Fertility Market

Fertility is emerging as an important and very international market sector with several European groups enjoying sales of over €100m. In a 4,500 word report, HCE Journalist Lee Murray takes a look at this market across a range of regulated and free markets in Europe to discover prices, patient journeys, market consolidation and just how far people are willing to travel for the chance at a baby.
June 26, 2015

Report: Spain: Europe’s fertility playground

In Spain, the fertility market is booming as patients from near and far flock to clinics and fork out cash for a chance at happiness. Clinica Tambre, a medium sized private clinic in the centre of Madrid, claims that 40% of its patients come from nearby France and Italy for treatment. The driving force behind this is egg cell donation.
June 19, 2015

Report: Recession failed to force healthcare reform

How did the crash hit European public healthcare systems? Seven years on, an exhaustive new book by a dozen academics, Economic Crisis, Health Systems and Health in Europe, suggests the deep recession has had little impact. The book’s 500 pages narrow down on how countries responded to the crisis. Interestingly, when Healthcare Europa looked at […]
June 11, 2015

Report: Elderly care in emerging markets

Across the world, people are living longer. But many emerging economies face a horrible question that is not posed in Europe: will too large a section of the population be old before the country is rich enough to provide for them? Here we look at the very different ways that elderly care is developing in China, India, the UAE and Brazil.
May 29, 2015

Report: Europe’s booming spa business stays out of hot water

The spa industry is changing. Once exclusively for the wealthy, spas are becoming more accessible and more in demand. Remote luxury locations where people can escape to relax and take in the healing powers of massage and natural baths is still the favoured model. But, there is a push throughout Europe to bring the spa experience closer to home. A new trend of urban spas or locations within 20- 40 mile of cities is just one of the trends. Payors across Europe are starting to gain interest, but to what extent? Healthcare Europa’s Lee Murray takes a look at this expanding $29.8bn (€27.1bn) market, according to figures from research group SRI International.
May 28, 2015

Report: The future of tech in healthcare

A cross between an Apple keynote and a TED Talk, the Health 2.0 Europe conference in Barcelona brought a touch of California to the old continent and was an opportunity to look at the latest range of healthcare apps. We report on the weird and wacky.
May 28, 2015

Report: China’s love/hate relationship with the private sector

In March 2015, China rescinded plans to allow private operators to be 100% owned by outsiders. Some operators complain that they face huge barriers. Yet China still plans a massive expansion in private beds. What is the true picture and what is the future likely to hold?
May 27, 2015
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