In the wake of the Falck “dirty tricks” scandal which HBI reported on last week, Danish private companies could soon face the prospect of seeing public contracts cancelled if they are prosecuted.
Arab Health never seems to get any smaller. HBI travelled to Dubai and spoke to some of the 84,500 attendees and 4,150 exhibiting companies. But, strip out the hoop-la, and what is really going on at ground level? Here are our main takeaways from the four-day long event:
Significant cuts to the health budget in Spain dating back to 2012 have led to a surge in private health insurance over the last six years. One in four Spaniards now has private health insurance.
Despite widespread global criticism for his politics, president Jair Bolsonaro has inspired confidence in the private sector. The Brazilian stock market Bovespa reached record highs last week after climbing steadily for the last six months. Why is private healthcare not seeing more benefit, and how does it need to reform? We speak to two experts in Brazilian healthcare to find out more.
Belgium-based REIT Aedifica is expanding its portfolio in the Netherlands with the construction of an elderly care facility in an opco-propco deal with Dutch assisted living operator Stepping Stones. We speak to the chief investment officer at Aedifica about opportunities opening up in Dutch elderly care.
Bahrain is due to follow its richer neighbour, the UAE, by implementing a mandatory insurance programme this year. Yet its far lower GDP and population could make it difficult for large hospitals to flourish in the region. HBI speaks to two GCC experts about how legislation will change the healthcare landscape.
Finnish social care reform has been on the cards for the last decade without resolution, yet there's a possibility it could finally make some headway through Parliament this year. We speak to nursing home provider Esperi and real-estate fund Northern Horizon Capital for an update on the reform's progress.
Russia has begun the long task of overhauling its Soviet-style nursing home stock by inviting private operators to build new homes. The sector has also begun to pilot regulatory reform that would require all homes to reach Western European standards of care. We speak to Senior Group, one of Russia's (comparatively) biggest high-end operators, about how the changes are opening up a market.
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