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07-Feb-18 The venture capital arm of China’s largest insurer, Ping An, is targeting raising up to USD1.3 bn in two healthcare- and healthtech-focused funds that will seek growth stage and pre-IPO investments at home and overseas. [image: Ping An / Reuters]
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06-Feb-18 Myanmar is stepping up efforts to draw investment into its healthcare sector in an effort to reduce the 80% out-of-pocket spending through insurance investments, and also to launch 10 new hospitals a year funded by international investors. [image: Zarni Phyo / The Myanmar Times]
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01-Feb-18 India has announced an ambitious health insurance scheme, which will initially cover 100 million poor families, provide USD7,825 in medical coverage for each family annually and offer a safety-net for millions who struggle to afford medical care. [image: BBC News]
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24-Jan-18 Private insurance firm ICICI Lombard has launched a health insurance app in India, 'IL TakeCare', that takes care of outpatient expenses. The solution has been launched in collaboration with Practo, a leader healthcare platform. [image: ET Healthworld]
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22-Jan-18 UnitedHealth Group sees similarities between the 1990s American healthcare market and the current Latam healthcare market growth opportunities. Already, UnitedHealth operates Amil, Brazil’s largest healthcare company, and it plans to move into Chile, Columbia and Peru. [image: Forbes]
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