Emeritus Prof Christopher MayAug 30, 2023

So, interestingly Centene (A private US #healthcare provider) is pulling out of the UK, having failed to capitalise on owning both a chain of GPs & hospitals - both of which are now up for sale.

Apparently they were unable to 'incentivise' GPs to refer patients to Centene hospitals & found there was insufficient margin for profit in the business they were able to direct to their own network.

It seems the UK 'market' for healthcare may be a harder nut to crack that US firms realise.

Show threadPaul BarnfatherAug 30, 2023
@ChrisMayLA6 it's insidious, isn't it? My local GP surgery now requires the use of something called https://patchs.ai before you can book an online appointment. It appears to be designed to drive referrals to https://www.telus.com/en/health. Their privacy policy seems to grant them access to everything. I cannot see how this is in my interest...
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@clanger9 I hate Telus. That is all.
Aug 30, 2023 at 11:59amWeb