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Share prices plummet at prospect of health insurance ‘ban’ in South Africa

Shares in South Africa's biggest health insurer have plunged 20% since the publication of a new NHI bill which proposes 'banning' health insurance for the vast majority of healthcare funding. Private hospital share values have also taken a nose-dive. HBI speaks to Discovery's CEO and assesses who else might be hit by the changes.
August 15, 2019

KRY’s Livi becomes biggest NHS supplier of telehealth

KRY's UK subsidiary Livi now has the biggest patient catchment by volume for telehealth consultations in the UK after signing three new deals with the NHS. HBI speaks to its UK country manager, Luke Buhl-Nielsen, about the expansion and its impact so far.
August 14, 2019

Private sector preps for second stage of Ukrainian reform

The Ukrainian government has started to unveil how the country's hospital sector will operate when it's added into ongoing healthcare reforms at the beginning of next year. HBI explores opportunities for the private sector.
August 7, 2019

German nurse numbers to improve with reform underway

Three German ministries have come together to tackle the country's nursing staff crisis, proposing "binding measures" to be implemented next year. HBI speaks to a domiciliary care provider which is enthusiastic about these changes, but the legislation has already encountered problems.
July 30, 2019

NHI bills passed in South Africa and Uganda

South Africa's health minister has plans to put the country's drawn-out NHI bill to parliament within eight months after its recent cabinet approval. Uganda's cabinet, too, has agreed an NHI bill to send to parliament. But many details remain unclear.
July 24, 2019

Insurance scheme launches in Egypt

Egypt has launched its long-awaited universal insurance scheme, giving citizens the freedom to choose between public and private providers. Coverage is being phased in piecemeal. One GCC-based healthcare group has already committed to building two more hospitals in the country.
July 4, 2019

Healthcare overactivity by country shows data is the key

For this week's infographic - and in the spirit of value health having attended ICHOM last week - HBI compares healthcare service usage across 25 markets, looking at hospital money-makers caesareans, hip and knee replacements. It shows a link between data-rich healthcare systems and lower activity.
May 9, 2019

The move towards quality (Plenary, HBI 2019)

Executives from Mckinsey, UnitedHealth, Siemens and a Dutch health insurer opened up HBI 2019 with a broad discussion on the move to quality payments and the role of for-profits in healthcare. 
April 24, 2019

How to rationalise and transform healthcare

How do you rationalise healthcare systems, get them to focus on prevention, and reduce wastage? Mckinsey's Senior Partner Penny Dash gave a global overview while major policymakers from the UK, French and Dutch public health systems discussed respective attempts, successes and challenges at HBI Policy Summit's Transformation session.
April 23, 2019

New Russian law opens domiciliary care market

A new taxation law being piloted in and around Moscow City has created a market for domiciliary care services offered by self-employed professionals. We speak to Russian nursing home provider Senior Group, which is launching a new private pay service off the back of this change.
April 23, 2019
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