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UnitedHealth reports $1.7 billion earnings leap

Strong, well-diversified business performance contributed to growth across insurer UnitedHealth Group (UNH) in the first quarter 2021, even as the Company continued to support consumers, customers and the broader health…

Singapore to establish a health insurance committee

The committee will address issues around accessibility, transparency and claims processing in health insurance

IPMI uptake may increase in Qatar following new draft law

Qatar’s regulative body has approved a draft law that will make health insurance mandatory for expatriates and visitors to the state

Luxor, Egypt, to become medical travel destination?

The plan follows the erection of a new building in Karnak International Hospital in Luxor

Allianz Partners on expatriate insights for 2021

Allianz Partner’s Michael Markwell discusses the changing needs of expats working abroad in 2021

Covid-19 and opportunistic health insurance fraud

As part of International Fraud Awareness Week, Allianz Care's Claire Byrne gives a brief overview of the impact that Covid-19 has had on health insurance fraud internationally

How lifestyle data can help us personalise the insurance industry

Swiss Re’s Global Chief Medical Officer Dr John Schoonbee looks at the growing utilisation of lifestyle apps, and how health insurers can use the data gathered though these to adapt…

Cigna Hong Kong rolls out Covid vaccine-related benefits

Cigna Hong Kong has extended its Covid benefits to policyholders in the island state to include cover for vaccination side effects

Enhanced health and wellness cover for the UAE

Al Ain Ahlia Insurance Company (Al Ain Ahlia) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Aetna International have teamed up to enhance the healthcare benefits available to SMEs in the…

Amazon expands its telehealth offering

The tech giant is first to extend its Amazon Care programme to its employees in the US, and is also making plans to offer the service to other employers

Cigna Europe launches global healthcare strategy

The international health insurance and assistance firm has announced a ‘five-year strategic overhaul’ to its healthcare plans, ‘Whole Health’

MAXIS Global Benefits Network on ageing workforces and IPMI

MAXIS Global Benefit Network’s Head of Health & Wellness, Dr Leena Johns, discusses how group health insurers should adapt their IPMI offerings to keep costs low and meet the needs…

The rising cost of international health insurance

Tatum Anderson assesses the many factors affecting the rise in health insurance premiums, including increasing treatment costs, higher incidence of chronic conditions, evolving and expanding regulatory requirements, and the accelerated…

American Heart Association - Dr Mariell Jessup

INTERVIEW: The American Heart Association on cardiovascular disease care

As part of US Heart Month this February, Hospitals & Healthcare spoke with Dr Mariell Jessup, Chief Science and Medical Officer of the American Heart Association, to find out about…

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Cost Containment born in the USA, now reaching the world: an introduction to Phia International

The International Hospitals & Healthcare Review speaks to Phia International to find out more about their mission to help international travel insurance payer community stop overpaying for US medical claims…

Second medical opinion services

A second medical opinion (SMO) has the potential to change the management of medical care drastically, especially for international patients. Clara Bullock explores why SMOs have become more popular while…

Hospital price transparency in the US and international patient care

There’s much talk of upcoming healthcare reformation in the US following the ruling on hospital pricing transparency; Tatum Anderson spoke to hospitals and cost containment companies to find out just…

Medical assistance and healthcare provision in Singapore

Singapore is widely regarded as a centre of medical excellence in Asia, presenting a superior destination for a wide variety of high-quality treatments, but how do its long-term prospects weigh…

Exploring international patients’ access to healthcare in Central America

Mike Robertson takes a look at the tapering isthmus of Central America, detailing how access to healthcare for expatriates and travellers varies across the region, and uncovering some of the…

Destination Spotlight: Spain's healthcare system

Tatum Anderson reports on the access to healthcare across Spain's various autonomous regions, identifying some of the main issues surrounding medical assistance in the country both tourists, hospitals and insurers…

Destination Spotlight: Qatar and Bahrain

Clara Bullock explores access to healthcare in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states of Qatar and Bahrain

Destination Spotlight: Vietnam

Looking at how access to healthcare in Vietnam has developed in recent years

Destination spotlight: Costa Rica

A small Latin American country that has become the byword for ecotourism, rainforests and wildlife – one-quarter of Costa Rica is protected area and national park – is also a…

Destination spotlight: Thailand

Thailand is seeking to market itself as an attractive destination for international patients. Tatum Anderson investigates the potential for medical tourists and talks to the experts to find out more…