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Statutory insurers protect their hospitals, private pay markets look bleak

The post-COVID-19 financial outlook for private hospitals in Western Europe is becoming clearer. Those in statutory insurance-funded markets are likely to be protected by the public payor while private insurers look unlikely to shoulder the burden. And reimbursement for any COVID-19 care will barely make up the difference. 
April 30, 2020

Mass testing in Belgian nursing homes

Belgium, where health ministry figures show 53% of the country's 7,594 COVID-19 deaths have occurred in care homes is mass-testing all residents and has already completed over 100,000 tests. We are told that there are some surprising results. The aim is to enable homes to build COVID-free operations so that they can start replenishing.
April 30, 2020

Massive underreporting of care home deaths

Anecdotally, care homes across Europe are 'the new epicentre' of the coronavirus but most states still don't have any grasp on how much of the sector is infected. HBI collates reports to assess what the real impact of the coronavirus is across Western Europe. It suggests that rates could be under-reported by 80%.
April 23, 2020

Property investors active after month-long silence

Property investors see healthcare as a far more attractive option than bombed-out leisure or retail and are already back in the market, says Stephane Pichon, boss of Your Care Consult, which has just published its 2019 European property report. That is despite a big hike in interest rates on bank loans. We look at the current situation across Europe and also at Your Care’s figures on 2019 market size and growth rates by country.
April 23, 2020

Brazil looking to learn from Europe’s COVID care home crisis

Care homes in Brazil are looking to avoid the mistakes made in Europe, and are lobbying government to ensure there are medical facilities available for elderly patients showing signs of COVID-19. If isolation within care homes in Europe didn't work, and it clearly hasn't, it will be impossible in Brazil they say.
April 16, 2020

European dental markets “could take years to recover from COVID”

As HBI Intelligence reviews the impact of COVID-19, HBI has been talking to operators and analysts. One EU-based operator says many markets across Europe will struggle to recover once the COVID-19 crisis has passed. Here is his view of where will be worst hit - and where we may see a surprising rebound.
April 15, 2020

Biogroup buys Laborizon

French lab network group Biogroup LCD will hold 20% of its domestic private lab market following its latest acquisition, CEO Stephane Eimer tells HBI. The deal is likely to be one of the last before M&A grinds to a halt.
April 2, 2020
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