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Intermedica and Hapvida’s get green light for merger

Two giants of Brazilian healthcare, listed HMOs Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA and Grupo Notre Dame Intermedica Participacoes (GNDI), have received approval to merge from the country's antitrust authority CADE. The merger will create the country's biggest provider of health insurance policies, with around a 20% share of the for-profit market by number of users, and a 10% share of revenue.

NHS makes new deal with private sector

The NHS has signed a new three month deal with major private hospital groups that will see their staff and facilities put on standby to be used as surge capacity in case the Omicron wave overwhelms the NHS system.

Ramsay share price slumps after elective surgery ban in Australia

International hospital operator Ramsay’s share price fell 5.7% last Thursday, following the announcement that the Australian state of Victoria was reintroducing restrictions on non-urgent elective surgeries. On Friday, New South Wales followed suit.

Dutch competition authority blocks two acquisitions

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has blocked two major healthcare acquisitions, marking what some observers believe is a new level of proactiveness for the antitrust body.

Galician hospitals sue government for pandemic losses

Ten private hospitals in the Galicia province in northwest Spain are suing the regional Ministry of Health for rejecting their request for compensation for losses they incurred whilst helping the public sector in the first months of the Covid pandemic.

Greek consolidation ramps up ahead of Ethniki decision

The Greek health care services sector continues to consolidate as rivals face up to near certainty that CVC, which owns the largest hospital group in Greece, Hellenic Healthcare Group, will finally get the green flag for its acquisition of Ethniki Insurance. That would create a dominant payor/provider. So how does that affect number two hospital player Athens Medical and Bioatriki, the largest lab network?

IHH to “vigorously defend” $6.5bn lawsuit

Listed Malaysian hospital group IHH Healthcare says it will 'vigorously defend' a $6.5bn suit by US fund Emqore relating to the issuance of shares by IHH-owned Indian hospital group Fortis.

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