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Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic were a possible factor in the number of noncompliant employers last year.

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd has appointed Denise Watkins as head of excess casualty and Bermuda healthcare

The number of employers in breach of health insurance rules have fallen year-on-year after a surge in 2020 caused by Covid-19, according to a recent report by the Bermuda Health Council. The BHeC’s Employers Compliance Annual Report 2021 found that t...

Dear Sir, The health minister stated people were not getting their regular medical check-ups since the Covid outbreak. However, the health insurance companies require an annual medical plus an annual eye examination before relicensing a vehicle when ...

Axis Group Benefits is offering a new supplemental medical insurance policy, HealthGap, which complements an employee’s qualified major medical policy by reimbursing covered upfront and out-of-pocket costs, including deductibles and coinsurance. The ...

The Minister of Health has denied allegations of discrimination over which healthcare providers can be included under the standard healthcare benefit in advance of a protest today. Patients of the Hamilton Medical Centre are expected to protest this ...

Dear Sir, I wish to get something off my chest. I am a chartered engineer who retired from Belco a couple of years ago. As a Bermudian, I am appalled by the shocking cost for the low level of specialist healthcare on the island. My healthcare insuran...

A US celebrity doctor who visited Bermuda this week highlighted concerns about the excessive centralisation of decision-making in healthcare. Drew Pinsky added that it was important for patients to be informed and to have options for health coverage....

Computer challenges have caused delays to HIP and FutureCare statements, according to the Health Insurance Department. A spokeswoman said that a problem with invoice software had meant that billing statements for the month of April had not been gener...

A member of a steering committee involved in the Government’s plans for universal health coverage said that the group was impartial and had “robust, open” talks. Kirsten Beasley highlighted that everyone on the island has an interest in strengthening...

The Ministry of Health launched its Bermuda Health Strategy 2022–2027 last month in a bid to make sure that everyone has access to essential, quality health services without suffering financial hardship. FIONA McWHIRTER takes a look at some of th...

An eight-point plan was unveiled yesterday as part of the Government’s efforts to improve the health system. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the Bermuda Health Strategy 2022-2027 put people at its heart. She explained: “One of the highlights...