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Which countries can claim to have universal health coverage?

In this week's infographic we look at OECD data on health coverage across several countries and compare it to survey data on the percentage of people satisfied with the availability of quality health care in the area where they live.

Covid led to massive boost in social spending

The OECD has released new data on social spending across OECD countries, going right up to 2022. All OECD countries saw a massive increase in social spending as a result of the Covid pandemic, with social expenditure rising from around 20% to around 23% of GDP on average between 2019 and 2020.

Over a third of 2022 health care M&A deals were in services

M&A advisory firm Ciesco has published a review of global M&A activity in 2022 across the technology, digital, media and health care sectors. In this week's infographics we look at the split across health care sub sectors by deal volume and value.

Outlook on healthcare quality less positive in 2022

This week we looked at perceived healthcare quality across selected markets in 2022, according to research conducted by market research company IPSOS. Overall, there is less positivity about healthcare quality compared to 2021.

What’s behind Europe’s variation in excess death rates in 2022?

In this week's infographics we look at monthly excess death rates across EU countries (plus Switzerland) throughout 2022. Surprisingly, the huge variation in excess death rates between countries is not explained by variations in the number of physicians or nurses per capita, nor in variations in health expenditure per capita, nor in variations in the proportion of private expenditure between countries.

Out of pocket expenditure compared across Europe

Here we look at household out-of-pocket payments - direct payments for healthcare from a household's primary income or savings, where the user pays at the time of purchase. The figures on this chart are displayed as a percentage share of the total current health expenditure for the countries listed.

How do private providers view UK opportunities?

How confident are UK providers about different payor models? The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has released its third annual industry barometer, showing how independent providers view opportunities in the UK.

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