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Emerging market – the real healthcare insurance opportunity

A fairly bleak picture of the future of healthcare in emerging markets was painted by Laurent Pochat-Cottilloux, Global Head of Healthcare Reinsurance at Axa Reinsurance, speaking at the UniGlobal Annual Health Insurance Conference.

GHG looks abroad

Georgia Health Group is keen to expand into healthcare tourism. Meanwhile, its insurance arm is looking at the small and medium business market.

Minister supports Babylon, but do its numbers add up?

The UK health secretary earlier this week told staff at online consultation and advice service Babylon that he supported the nationwide introduction of the company's remote consultation app GP at Hand. But how well has the company fared so far? We try to make sense of the figures.

Barchester “won’t sell for £2.5bn”, say sources

The UK's third largest care home group Barchester is still for sale with an apparent £2.5bn (€2.2bn) price tag. Healthcare Europa talks to an industry insider who thinks this will need to drop before a deal is done.

Is a B2C or B2B focus best for wellbeing apps?

Wellbeing has moved from the latest fad to a respected tool for recruiting staff and keeping them productive. Employees benefit from positive health and early diagnosis, and employers, insurers and healthcare providers see huge cost-savings. But what is the best way to enter the market - B2B or B2C? We speak to an insurer providing wellness in the workplace. .

Ratings platforms consider transitioning to telemedicine

It's not easy to start a telemedicine platform from scratch. Companies must invest heavily in physician acquisition while building patient brand recognition and trust. But what if hundreds of patients and physicians already visit your website every day for a different purpose? Could any of the increasingly ubiquitous rating platforms consider a transforming to telemedicine? HBI speaks to such platforms to find out more.

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