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FREE BLOG New models for the new era 

The conservative health and care services sector is in the process of being disrupted. Traditional models are being called into question. With the pandemic firmly in our rear-view mirror, the experimentation that it forced combined with gigantic leaps in technology and a shift in mindset from patient to consumer is setting the stage for fundamental change. 

Orpea raids ramp up

While inspections at facilities belonging to French multinational elderly care operator Orpea have been commonplace within France, news of Europe-wide police raids sweeping Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland is now making headlines.

EU’s AI Act gets the greenlight from the European Commission

Despite opposition, the AI Act seems to be ploughing ahead right on schedule. This week, two key groups of lawmakers - the European Commission's civil liberties (LIBE) and internal market (IMCO) committees - gave their overwhelming support for the new law, which should come into force this summer.

The London Clinic opens rapid diagnostics clinic

The London Clinic, a large private hospital in London, is opening a new diagnostics centre just across from its main site in Harley Street, London, to deliver fast diagnostics services to patients wanting to skip NHS queues.

Is Europe out of the inflationary woods?

The past three years have been the most inflationary in decades for Europe. Price increases have now been brought back into a more normal range, at least for consumers. But tight labour markets and upwards pressure on wages are continuing to push up costs for labour intensive industries such as health care.

FREE BLOG Real estate matters for health care

This week we published our Healthcare Property Report 2024, an HBI Special Report delving deep into the challenges and opportunities facing real estate investors with a focus on the health care sector.

Interviews: CCO and Wellbeing Director at Riverstone

Resting somewhere at the intersection between hospitality and care sits the burgeoning niche of luxury retirement villages. HBI sits down with the wellbeing director and chief commercial officer at London-based independent living facility Riverstone to learn more about this budding market.

Cigna sells Medicare business for $3.3bn

Last week, US health insurer giant Cigna finally offloaded its Medicare business - which manages government-back health insurance for over 65s - to insurer Health Care Service Corp (HCSC). The $3.3bn cash deal finally putting industry rumours of a megadeal with rival insurer Humana to bed.

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