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New off-payroll worker legislation could cost UK operators

Healthcare operators could fall foul of UK legislation designed to target tax avoidance which is due to come into force next month. For the first time, IR35 will force for-profit groups to assess the legal status of contractors receiving payments via an intermediary - and a failure to do so could prove costly.  HBI speaks to a specialist tax barrister to find out more.
March 18, 2021

For-profit homecare may struggle to compete after French reform

Legislation in France is set to hike minimum homecare carer wages by 20% in the not-for-profit sector, with financial support from the government to do this. HBI hears low margin for-profit operators fear they will struggle to match this and retain staff.
March 18, 2021

Italy’s recovery plan has €18bn for healthcare, the UK’s none

Italy's COVID-19 recovery plan contains €18bn for homecare, integrated health facilities and telemedicine that can be run by the private sector in a whole-scale reform of the country's healthcare system. Meanwhile, a new budget in the UK failed to allot any new funds for its overstretched health and social service. 
March 4, 2021

Regional Czech governments look to PPPs to meet care home demands

In a notable shift in policy, regional Czech governments have started entering into PPPs with local operators to build additional nursing home capacity. Substantial contracts to for-profit operators could follow, according to a CEE-based expert.
February 25, 2021

Swedish regions vow to stop paying for telehealth

A quarter of Swedish regions, home to more than a quarter of all Swedes, have signalled that they will stop paying millions of euros to the country's for-profit telehealth suppliers like Kry.
February 18, 2021

McDermott Will & Emery talks Europe’s complex regulatory landscape

Encroaching protectionism from governments across Europe is leading to some initiatives that might limit foreign investment in key strategic services like healthcare. Sharon Lamb, a partner with law firm MWE, talks to HBI about those new laws and a host of others introduced over the last year. It’s a complex regulatory and reimbursement landscape but MWE has a new report to help. 
February 18, 2021

NHS reform could give patients choice to seek private care

Population health is at the centre of a new NHS England reform that will give purchasing power to local, integrated health bodies across the UK. At first glance, the white paper points to less work for the private sector, but a new procurement system could tip it towards the system seen in Europe, where the local body often acts as a payor and the patient has a much wider choice of provider.
February 11, 2021
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