Things look bright in Colombia
Prospects for private healthcare in Colombia look good. Achieving universal public healthcare for 48m people is impressive but the system is creaking and the government is willing to turn to the private sector to fill tertiary gaps. There is also the prospect of private investors taking over some of the massive vertically integrated payor/providers.
Meanwhile, the government wants to transform Colombia into a medical tourism hub. So do many other countries. But Colombia has two advantages. First, it has a lot of cheap specialist doctors. Secondly, it is close to a lot of poor countries – Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador a well as the Caribbean and central America – whose patients otherwise face a long and expensive trek to the USA or Brazil.
We examine the fascinating private healthcare market in much more detail in this month’s national report including a look at the main players. Why not subscribe to read this and a whole library of other country surveys covering private healthcare in China, India, Brazil, Mexico and many more!
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