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Special report: How rationing care in the pandemic is killing the elderly

People over the age of 80 are up to three times more likely to die of a COVID-19 infection in countries using rigid rationing guidelines that can exclude the elderly from intensive care - and sometimes even from hospital. HBI's extensive analysis of death, hospital and ICU data reveals that Sweden has lost eight times more, England seven and the Netherlands six of its elderly population compared to Germany. In a special report, we explore how rationing killed the elderly.
November 26, 2020

RAD-x (finally) enters German imaging

Gilde Healthcare-backed imaging platform RAD-x has entered the German imaging sector with the acquisition of a three-centre group, HBI can reveal, and expects to close more deals in the coming months.
November 26, 2020

DACH operators should feel positive about 2021

Despite one of the panellists at HBI's DACH-State of the Regions broadcast last week labelling 2020 "the wildest year in recent history in the healthcare sector", there are lots of reasons to feel positive about Europe's German-speaking countries as we look towards the new year.
November 26, 2020

Operators in Russia and ex-CIS hit hard by COVID

State financing has seen little growth in expenditure in Russia over the last couple of years, while former CIS countries are struggling to fund robust healthcare systems. Despite this, panellists at HBI's Russia and Former CIS - State of the Regions discussion last week found some reasons to be positive.
November 26, 2020

Indian inbound medical travel ‘a trickle’ as operators consider costs

Medical travel to India is still 'a trickle' compared to pre-COVID figures although restrictions have also increased the supply of specialists locally, said panellists at HBI's State of the Region's South Asia session. Like elsewhere, the pandemic has forced a re-think of how operators manage costs. 
November 26, 2020

Payor reforms loom in GCC as COVID/expat exodus bites

Payors are maturing and providers are suffering from the double whammy of COVID and a declining expat population, said panellists at HBI's State of the Regions webinar on Middle East & North Africa (MENA). Other topics including hedging risk, public sector reform and how global trends are manifesting in the region.
November 26, 2020

Emerging market lab roundup

HBI rounds up the latest news from the world's largest emerging market laboratories, including Grupo Fleury in Brazil striking a deal with a rival, and lab activity normalising in India.
November 19, 2020
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