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UK healthcare faces up to Brexit

The UK has voted to leave the EU unleashing economic and political turmoil that has taken the legs out from under Sterling, ignited press hysteria and will likely see the leaders of both major parties replaced. As always, the NHS was front and centre during the campaign. But concerns for healthcare more broadly, including the private sector, are numerous. We talk to investors, operators and advisors.
July 1, 2016

Unicare to expand in the Nordics

One month after it sold to private equity house G Square, Unicare has big expansion plans across the Nordics. Tom Tidemann, CEO of Unicare says the group just bought an 80-bed rehabilitation hospital in Norway –and there is more to come.
July 1, 2016

Ping An Doctor app to bridge payer-provider gap in China

One year after its launch, Chinese insurer Ping An’s comprehensive ‘Doctor’ app raised $500m in a series A funding round. The app allows its users to access real-time consultations and health management services –becoming the most popular platform in a saturated digital market. We look at Ping An’s strategy to bridge the payer-provider gap.
June 3, 2016

Aino Health enters roll-out phase in Europe and the Gulf states

Finnish preventive care group Aino Health Management Oy is entering an aggressive roll-out phase by expanding in Europe and the Middle East. Already in Finland, Sweden, Germany and the UAE, it is in talks to enter Saudi Arabia as part of a $54m deal –and potentially the UK in 2017.
April 11, 2016

Gulf States to boost PPPs, eHealth, preventive care and long-term care

In its comprehensive annual report on the healthcare industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, private equity house Alpen Capital explores current trends. Projecting the GCC total private and public healthcare market to grow 12.1% to $71.3bn in 2020, it highlights population growth, the introduction of health insurance and rising healthcare costs as key drivers –resulting in the development of PPPs, eHealth, preventive care and long-term care.
March 22, 2016

Meinian looks beyond iKang

Chinese outpatient and health check-up group, Meinian Onehealth, has purchased a controlling stake in rival, Ciming Health. Meinian is paying 2.7bn Yuan (US$413m) for 72.22% and will raise 1.9bn Yuan (US$291m) worth of funding through a private placement. The deal suggests Meinian has given up on the takeover of rival, iKang, which is currently pursuing a lawsuit for information theft.
March 2, 2016

Apollo to enter subscription market & Malaysia

India’s largest healthcare provider, Apollo Hospitals, plans to release a subscription healthcare product in 2016. This would be the first insurance product to cover outpatient services in the country, Neeraj Garg, CEO of Apollo Health and Lifestyle, told Healthcare Nova.
December 1, 2015
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