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A few days ago a very good friend of mine, Jamel Hardtman, posted something on Facebook that grabbed the attention of quite a few people. Mr Hardtman stated that governments around the world are missing the boat by failing to encourage people to incr...

“The Bermuda model is broken” — economist Robert Stubbs “But if we called it income tax instead of payroll tax we could deduct that from our US income tax. And Bermuda would have an income tax and get everybody off our back. Just a litt...

Standardised fees helped to deliver a cut in the spend on hospital services from 2017 to 2018, the Bermuda Health Council said today. Tiara Carlington, a project manager for public health research and programmes, said the change was a significant fin...

The Argus Group recently took the next step in our plan to deliver a positive impact on Bermuda’s healthcare system, by entering a better health partnership with Island Health Services and the Family Practice Group. While various forms of accountabl...

Disparities in health options between the rich and poor could be widened by a merger involving a major insurer and two medical practices, the health watchdog’s chief executive warned. Ricky Brathwaite, head of the Bermuda Health Council, said Argus G...

Emergency medical flights are more of a problem than ever because of the Covid-19 crisis, one of the island’s top health insurance professionals said yesterday. BF&M’s Michelle Jackson said the impact of the airport closure, the scarcity of beds at o...

Dear Sir, There are several major problems facing Bermuda’s future; one of these is a dwindling population. One of the significant contributing reasons is the cost of health insurance. I have 11 friends who have sold out and moved elsewhere because o...

Preparations are under way at Colonial Insurance for a potential Covid-19 outbreak in Bermuda. “Colonial Group International has actioned its internal crisis management plan which covers both our staff and our clients so that we are fully prepared i...

Three health insurers have confirmed that they had no involvement with Patients 1st movement. They were responding to claims by David Burt, the Premier, that insurers were running the group. Patients 1st has raised concerns over the impact of govern...

Patients 1st would like to thank all of those who participated in the “Talk in The Park” last week. The response has been overwhelming with almost 12,000 signatures voting NO to the Unified/Single Payer Health Financing system and YES to Universal He...

Dear Sir, This letter is in response to two articles published by The Royal Gazette: “Court victory for prison officers” and a subsequent update, “Prison officers win insurance battle”. First, congratulations to the Prison Officers Association. A har...

Changes to the healthcare insurance system will go ahead, despite a call from the Opposition to put the plans on hold, the Government said yesterday. The Government added it would not extend the consultation period on the changes — which ended on Sun...