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Centene to acquire control of Ribera Salud

Centene, the massive American third-party administrator, is increasing its 50% stake in Spanish health management group Ribera Salud to 90%. The deal, which is going through regulatory approval, values Ribera at €125-140m and could be a signal of more acquisitions outside the US as the health reform which helped it grow looks increasingly under attack by President Trump.

DomusVi: Insurers need to see the value in homecare

Europe's third-largest nursing home operator by revenue, DomusVi, claims its homecare business saves 35% on hospitalisation costs for private Spanish insurers. So why do they still need convincing to pay for homecare services? We speak to the director of DomusVi Healthcare, David Fernández.

All change at IHH as CEO departure announced

Pan-Asian hospital group IHH Healthcare has announced its CEO will change at the end of 2019, a refinancing of up to $250m of non-Lira debt and its Fortis deal boosted Q1 2019 results, while its Turkish subsidiary Acibadem is reportedly eyeing an investment in London.

NHS Trust launches B2C blood tests

An NHS England Trust has launched a not-for-profit B2C blood testing service in direct competition with the for-profit market.

How to make telemonitoring succeed

How do you make a success of telemonitoring for patients, professionals and health systems alike? This was the key question for the expert panel at HBI2019's policy summit which included Dr Daan Dohmen, CEO of Dutch telemonitoring company FocusCura, and managing director of social welfare for the Province of Barcelona Josep Muñoz Luque.

Singaporean group IPOs as it targets digital solutions

Alliance Healthcare Group, provider of primary care and specialist clinics, has joined around 16 Singaporean healthcare services companies listed in Singapore, in preparation for a digital overhaul of its healthcare services. We speak to a finance expert and the CEO of a digital healthcare platform about the move.

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