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See the Global Top 50 by Market Cap

Who are the Global Top 50 Health Care Service Companies by market cap and what does this tell us about the industry? What is striking is how very few of the top 50 are now EMEA companies - just 13, and of those only four are headquartered in Europe, rather than the Middle East or South Africa. 

HBI 2023: Models that cover more people

Insurers are making fundamental changes to health care delivery. A lively discussion at HBI 2023 explored the changing relationship between private medical insurance, the providers who are delivering new models, and the rise of employee paid insurance.

HBI 2023: Healthcare regulation – opportunities and risks

Regulatory changes are one of the major concerns among players in healthcare services. A busy panel of lawyers, operators and investors considered this thorny issue at HBI 2023, with a general feeling that even the strictest of regulations can provide some kind of opportunity, and that private funding is so essential a component in health care today, it cannot be legislated away.

17 things we learned at HBI 2023: Our key insights and takeaways

Our annual conference took place earlier this week in London. Over a jam-packed three days of HBI 2023, an impressive array of delegates from across Europe and beyond gathered in the heart of London and shared their insights into the myriad challenges and abundant opportunities the sector faces, and offered their views on how some of them might be addressed. Here are some of our key takeaways.

Is there any need to panic over South African NHI?

Last week HBI reported on the South African parliament approving a national / statutory health insurance scheme, which would bring universal healthcare to the rainbow nation at the expense of private providers. HBI speaks to a South African operator to find out how this may affect them.

Bupa partners with Ascenti

Multinational insurance giant Bupa has partnered with Ascenti, a UK post-acute rehabilitation provider, to offer physiotherapy services for members.

UK middle market set to boom

The growing self-pay middle market in the UK is set to boom off the back of continuing NHS struggles, and patients' increasing willingness to pay for affordable alternatives. HBI speaks to multiple sources and hears groups accustomed to NHF tariff work could benefit most. 

Swiss premium rise will not benefit operators

Despite 2023 seeing the highest premium increase in over a decade, the price of Switzerland’s compulsory insurance is likely to rise again in 2024. Swiss operators tell HBI they aren’t getting help to deal with inflation.

Spanish insurer for doctors sees profit boost

A Spanish mutual insurance company which caters specifically to doctors saw its profits and uptake rise as the global health workforce crisis shows no signs of abating.

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