Expats find best healthcare in Europe
It’s that time of year again. The results of HSBC’s 2011 Expat Explorer Survey are out and Belgium placed #1 for expat healthcare, followed by Germany and France. Those rankings are… Read more »
Author Archives: Bill Cariker
Could China’s expat tax be short-lived?
When China announced its new social insurance tax on expatriates (requiring them to pay into the Chinese health system), one of the most common complaints was that expats don’t use… Read more »
Patients wait longest in Canada, Sweden and Norway
Wait times are the boogeyman of public health systems all over the world. They cut to the very heart of the debate over costs versus access to care. Hardly a… Read more »
Exercising causes more injuries than fighting fires
Here at Expat Health we often stress the importance of regular exercise. Not only does it help people lose weight, but provides numerous other benefits, including improving people’s moods. But… Read more »
Managing hepatitis? Now there’s an app for that…
Smartphone apps are everywhere these days. The more popular they become, the more they’re used for healthcare applications. Bupa, for example, has been quick to offer its customers apps: Health… Read more »
Australia bans tobacco branding
Today Australia became the first country to ban advertising on tobacco packaging. No more logos, brands–even images are forbidden. Effective December 1st, 2012, Australia has banned “the use of logos,… Read more »
Australia to slash insurance rebates
Australia’s private insurance market has grown tremendously in recent years. Enough that the government is ready to reduce the tax rebates that helped propel it to these heights. More Australians… Read more »
EU moves to “extinguish” cigarette fires
You don’t have to smoke a cigarette for it to kill you. Unattended cigarettes started 30,000 fires between 2003 and 2008, according to EU data, killing 1,000 people and injuring… Read more »
Is your country driving you to drink?
As it turns out, location has a major impact on peoples’ drinking habits. A new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research shows people from northern Europe are… Read more »
Russia bans “tainted” German pigs
Every day you eat poison. We’re talking about dioxin, a deadly family of chemicals present in many of the meat, fish and dairy products we eat every day. While normally… Read more »