KEY TOPICS AND CONCERNS • Cost of private healthcare and regulation of private healthcare tariffs • Compliance with various healthcare legislation and regulations • Addressing skills shortage • Collaborative initiatives, such as day case surgery initiatives in Switzerland • Regulatory reform relating to hospital planning, highly specialised medicine and health insurance in Switzerland • National Health Insurance in South Africa • Medical Schemes Amendment bill in South Africa • Competition Commission Health Market Inquiry in South Africa • Regulated eHealth initiatives in the UAE • Pay-for-quality initiatives in the UAE • Health Information Exchange in Abu Dhabi was given highest priority by regulators RESPONSE TO STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS • Mediclinic has made itself available to participate in the relevant forthcoming working groups, tasked with refining the concepts and implementation structures outlined in the NHI White Paper.