Hospitals

Insurers are refusing to renew private medical insurance coverage for Russian nationals due to the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, despite clients having no connections to the Russian establishment or sanctions regime....

Overbilling and overtreating are driving soaring medical insurance costs in the Middle East as patients are leaving appointments with bulging bags of prescription medications. And better medical facilities in the region are...

A large scale sophisticated fraud is currently affecting international private medical insurance (IPMI) providers across the globe with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) being consulted, according to John Carpenter, chairman...

Compulsory private medical cover is not likely to be introduced in Qatar until next year, a leading health insurance adviser operating in the country has suggested. Amber Musson-Thorp, group commercial director -...

Mutual of Omaha has launched a hospital indemnity product aimed at filling gaps and covering unexpected costs that an employee’s health insurance may not. The insurance offers complete, competitive and flexible plan...

The deadline for advisers to enter the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 is just over a week away on May 6. The awards website www.healthandprotectionawards.com includes all the categories and criteria...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has worked to ensure that pharmaceutical company Aspen’s commitments to cut prices for life-saving cancer medicines can be enforced in the UK following Brexit. The European...

More insured patients were treated by private hospitals during the first quarter of 2022 than compared with the same period before the pandemic, according to new billing activity data from Healthcode. The...

Cigna has retracted its previous statement about continuing to support international private medical insurance (IPMI) customers in Russia and will not confirm if it will provide treatment to its expat members in...

Cleveland Clinic has opened Cleveland Clinic London Hospital at 33 Grosvenor Place in central London. The eight-story facility is is Cleveland Clinic’s second in London, following the opening of Cleveland Clinic Portland...