When new legislation comes into force this autumn, Swedish residents will have greater access to cross-border EU health treatments, reports The Local. However, experts warn the new laws don’t mean… Read more »
Ghana is currently undertaking structural reforms to further improve its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Winfred Agbebor, director of corporate affairs of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), said the… Read more »
An international survey of 10 countries has found progress in the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) by doctors. The United States stands out as making good progress, though it still… Read more »
Slovakia’s government has this week voted to create a single state-owned health insurer from 2014. The plan would include the possible nationalisation of the country’s two private health insurers. “We… Read more »
Mexico has made drastic healthcare reforms and has achieved universal health coverage in less than a decade, according to a study in the Lancet (abstract). A national health insurance programme,… Read more »