https://www.scmp.com/rss/326479/feed Thalia Georgiou is managing partner, healthcare advisory – Asia Pacific, at the Asia Care Group en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Thalia Georgiou Thalia Georgiou Hong Kong’s healthcare system has long prided itself on its dual-track approach: a robust public sector providing affordable care, and a private sector offering speed and choice – if you can afford it. In theory, this model gives patients the best of both worlds. In practice, it is struggling: an overburdened public system, an inadequately regulated private sector and a health insurance framework failing to bridge the gap. The Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) launched in 2019 was... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3320332/time-hong-kong-properly-integrate-private-and-public-healthcare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3320332/time-hong-kong-properly-integrate-private-and-public-healthcare?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:30:07 +0000 After almost a decade in the making, one might expect that the government’s flagship voluntary health insurance scheme would be readied to drive fundamental improvements to Hong Kong’s private health care landscape. The scheme was supposed to create a product that was “entry-level”, comprehensive and priced to attract broader market reach. This was a good vision. As the Hospital Authority creaks along with capacity as high as 130 per cent and waiting times soar to levels rarely seen in developed... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133542/quality-private-health-care-within-hong-kongs-grasp-if?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2133542/quality-private-health-care-within-hong-kongs-grasp-if?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:49:55 +0000