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Which sub sectors does PE invest most in?

HBI has been analysing its investment database and asking "who is investing in what?" It may not be the most attractive sector financially or reputationally at the moment, but elderly care has the most active PE+* investments in EMEA, with 17% of all active investments. Hospitals is the second most invested-in sub sector, with 14% of all active investments. 

German for profits’ growing influence in the healthcare sector

Germany's for-profit hospital sector has a growing role in the market's provision. Between 2014 and 2021, the percentage of German hospitals which were owned by the for-profit sector rose 2.3 percentage points to 44.5% and the number of beds controlled by the for-profit sector rose 0.9 percentage points to 24%.

Private pay: Rising – but not as fast as you think

Data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) shows the self-pay bubble in the UK seems to have reached its peak. While private pay admissions are still rising across the country, self-pay is out while private medical insurance (PMI) is in.

The near-universal dominance of public and not-for-profit hospitals

Inpatient health care is dominated by the public sector in most countries. In the few where this isn't the case, not-for-profits tend to dominate. Out of 32 OECD+ countries, the only exception to this rule is Colombia. Even the US has far more beds in hospitals classed as not-for-profit entities than it does in its for-profit sector.

Where PE invests in health care across EMEA

The UK remains by far the largest recipient of health care PE investments across EMEA, with 25% of all active investments across the 23 most invested-in countries.

EMEA PE investment volume almost halved in 2022

Using data from HBI's Investment Database, we look at the volume of private equity investments in health care services between 2017 and 2022 across EMEA.

How long are patients waiting for care?

It is well reported that long wait times for public treatment have pushed patients towards private pay, but OECD data reveals just how staggering the delays really are.

Diagnostic imaging capacity by country – and its impact on mortality

Diagnostic imaging capacity varies significantly by country, even amongst rich nations. Using OECD data, we look at how the number of CT scanners and MRI scanners per million inhabitants varies between 39 OECD+ countries, and whether this has an impact on avoidable mortality for 27 of those countries. We used 2019 data, to avoid any distortion from Covid.

Elective care waiting times predict patient satisfaction – but not private pay growth

Waiting times for hip replacements appear to have a significant impact on patient satisfaction, but don't reliably predict growth in private pay. 

Private pay grew in 2022 in NHS countries – despite cost of living crisis

You might have expected the cost of living crisis to have halted the growth of discretionary private health care spending in 2022. But this wasn't the case in the UK, Portugal or Italy, all of which have NHS systems. By contrast, Germany, which has a Bismarckian system, did see a fall.

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