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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.
October 14, 2021

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.
October 8, 2021

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.
October 7, 2021

HBI 2021: GCC investment approval now ‘takes five minutes’

Is healthcare in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) the next big investment opportunity? According to a panel at HBI 2021 on the MENA region the answer is an emphatic yes, and the region is 'open for business - though not a market for the faint of heart.
September 30, 2021

Treatment, not terrorism: Medical machines threaten global security

Ageing cobalt-based radiation therapy machines pose a threat to global national security, and moves are afoot by the World Institute for Nuclear Security to see them decommissioned, replaced, and their active elements safely disposed of before they fall into terrorist hands.
September 30, 2021

German election threat to whole healthcare system

Potential winners of Germany's upcoming elections are pledging to abolish private medical insurance (PKV). The move could spell disaster for the whole healthcare sector: it accounts for 37% of all expenditure.
September 24, 2021

Still unclear where for-profit sector will benefit from EU funds

European countries will spend about €50bn on healthcare infrastructure spending thanks to loans and grants from the EU. However, we are months down the line and it's still not clear how the for-profit will benefit. Some operators are also worried that a flood of public sector capex spending will make them less competitive.
September 24, 2021

Sweden’s new budget has money for care, but organisational issues remain

The Swedish government proposed a new budget totalling €7.3bn (SEK74bn) to the parliament, Riksdag, on Monday (September 20). Roughly  SEK2.5bn (€247m) is being allocated to elderly care to help the sector recover from COVID. Despite improvements, HBI hears lack of level-playing field between municipalities remains a real struggle.
September 24, 2021
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