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Reactions to the new Polish government and the sad tale of a healthcare reform that backfired

Private operators are throwing weary sighs at the prospect of a majority PIS government in Poland. The new statist, right-wing government has yet to announce the new Minister of Health but the PIS manifesto includes a pledge to regionalise healthcare expenditure, closing the National Health Insurance Fund. Meanwhile, operators are hoping that the new government will deal with a disastrous attempt to get more cancer tests faster.
November 2, 2015

Exuberant international expansion

Operators in Emerging Markets are increasingly moving into other countries, often nations halfway around the world. There is a big IPO pipeline to fund all this growth. And investors like TVM Capital and Abraaj are planning massive greenfield site developments.
October 30, 2015

Lux Med buys diagnostics specialist Euro-Clinic

Bupa-owned Polish provider and insurer Lux Med buys Euro-Clinic. Based in Krakow, Euro-Clinic’s diagnostic laboratories will allow Lux Med to further integrate its service offering.
October 30, 2015

Rwanda to become medical tourism hub

Twenty years after the genocide that killed 800,000, Rwanda has managed to create a multi-tiered efficient healthcare system, building capacity from the inside. With 95% over the population covered through universal health insurance and an established network of operators, Rwanda now wants to attract more foreign investors –and medical tourists.
October 30, 2015

South African low-cost medical scheme founders

Plans for a low cost medical scheme for the 15m South Africans outside of the wealthiest 20% have foundered, thanks to resistance from doctors. A government White Paper which would improve access to primary care for poor South Africans through public providers is imminent.
October 30, 2015

FREE BLOG Post-Gawande Healthcare

The writer, surgeon and Harvard professor Dr Atul Gawande is one of the most refreshing and eloquent voices in the medical community, but it wasn’t until last week that I realized the full impact he has had on this industry. At the Driving Innovation in Healthcare Delivery conference at the London Business School, his disciples were everywhere, preaching the gospel according to Gawande.
October 27, 2015
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