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Saudi dentists fired for cheaper replacements

Saudi dentistry is seeing significant revenue growth, but HBI hears there are teething problems with significant numbers of experienced clinicians being kicked out in favour of less qualified - and cheaper - new graduates.
October 26, 2023

Should new Slovakian government worry investors?

Robert Fico has formed a government in Slovakia. The former prime minister, who leads the centre-left populist party SMER, has formed a coalition with Hlas and the nationalist SNS Party. Given his track record, this could worry investors. Should it?
October 20, 2023

Record breaking backlog offers further opportunities for UK providers

Four months on from the results of the Elective Recovery Taskforce which promised to bust the UK’s record-breaking backlog with the help of the independent sector, the number of patients waiting 65 weeks or more for treatment has risen to nearly 110,000 people. With the situation even worse than predicted, where are the opportunities for private providers - and who is most likely to benefit?
October 20, 2023

Election raises hopes for for-profit prospects in Poland

Poland’s elections have ousted the populist Law and Justice (PiS) with only a coalition of opposition parties able to form a majority. With the defeat of such a controversial platform and a leftward lurch what can healthcare operators and investors expect next? HBI speaks to four expert sources to find out more.
October 20, 2023

PMI revenue up in Spain as inflation cripples insurance scheme

The MUFACE system which insures Spanish civil servants is at serious risk of collapse as it fails to keep pace with inflation, and concerned for-profit operators are starting to close their doors to its insured at a time where revenue is on the rise for PMI.
October 13, 2023

Hungary: high risk, high reward

The Hungarian hospital market is growing at 10% per year nominally, with some of the biggest players outstripping this. With such rapid growth and growing demand the potential reward for investors is great – but with this also comes big risks.
October 6, 2023

Fico returns in Slovakia – should investors be worried?

Just in time for Halloween, Robert Fico is back. The former Slovakian prime minister who tried to renationalise insurer Dôvera has led his populist centre-left party to win the most seats in Slovakia’s 2023 elections. But a Slovak operator source tells HBI the private sector need not worry as even if Fico forms a government, it is unlikely to be the horror show some fear.
October 5, 2023

Panic rush to do deals ahead of Lauterbach reforms

HBI hears that a glut of M&A deals are being rushed through, with panicking investors and operators competing for buyers before Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach's controversial reforms pass - though it remains unclear exactly what those reforms will be. HBI asks whether the panic is merited, just how low have multiples dropped, and who will benefit from this?
September 29, 2023

Controversial care cuts in the Netherlands on hold following fall of government

Elderly care in the Netherlands has been stuck in a state of limbo for a while now. Political upheaval over the summer and the collapse of a four-party coalition government after 18 months in power has only made the future of care - and the implementation of planned budget cuts - harder to predict. HBI chats to a consultant to find out more.
September 29, 2023
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