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Opportunities abound in France’s new budget

France has committed to reforms in homecare, optometry, and mental health in its social security budget for next year. One source says that it's a particularly important budget with elections coming in the Spring of next year. Meanwhile, President Macron has also committed to replicating Germany's model for reimbursing digital health apps.

Orpea’s share price dips after deal investigation

Orpea, the largest Europe-based elderly care group by revenue, saw its share price fall sharply last Tuesday following reporting by Challenges, a French magazine, that a deal involving the group was under investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF) - but Orpea is keen to stress it is not they who are being investigated.

Diaverum rolls out algorithm to predict thrombosis

Vascular access thrombosis is an expensive and painful complication for dialysis patients, with an incident rate of 0.11-0.5 episodes per patient per year. Global dialysis provider Diaverum has started to roll out an algorithm that can predict 75% of cases missed by current practices, enabling earlier interventions.

Medanta hospital chain to IPO

Global Health Limited, the operator of Indian multi-speciality hospitals under the Medanta brand, is seeking market regulator approval for an initial public offering (IPO). This comes amid high investor interest in healthcare facilities after the Covid pandemic.

HBI 2021: Strict data laws threaten future provision in DACH

Strict, politically-driven, laws on the use of data in Germany means that the healthcare sector is struggling to equip itself sufficiently for the future demand of healthcare, delegates heard at HBI 2021 in a panel led by Stephan Rau, partner with McDermott, Will & Emery.

Icade Sante book ‘not hugely oversubscribed’

REIT Icade had only covered the book of Icade Sante by 1.25x the €800m it was hoping to raise, HBI is told. Earlier this week it permanently postponed an IPO citing volatile markets. 

Babylon losing $0.4m a day as SPAC merger imminent

Babylon says it will complete its SPAC merger in mid-October, with the company reporting five-fold revenue growth in the first half. New American contracts have proved extremely lucrative for the UK-based telehealth company - but it expects to lose money for another two years. 

HBI 2021: How long will rehab be acute’s poorer brother?

Rehabilitation has often been seen as the low-margin, poor brother of acute care. Often underfunded and overlooked, a panel at HBI 2021 sensed that the tide is turning and that, at last, the benefits of this Cinderella sector are being appreciated.

Achieve together completes second acquisition in three months

UK provider of specialist support for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs Achieve together has grown its portfolio of services with the acquisition of specialist support provider United Health Limited. This is the group's second acquisition in the third quarter of 2021.

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