Siemens Financial Services highlights a critical problem: global healthcare costs are rising far faster than GDP and inflation, creating an affordability gap that makes current models unsustainable. Drivers include aging populations, chronic disease, new costly treatments, staff shortages, energy costs, and post-COVID pressures. While digital medtech and smart hospitals can reduce waste, improve patient outcomes, and boost efficiency, their high upfront costs add to financial strain. The report argues that specialist financing is essential to convert capital burdens into manageable operating costs—through retrofit finance, energy-efficiency funding, or private-sector partnerships—so systems can modernize without freezing resources. Ultimately, reform demands both technological innovation and strategic financing to sustain healthcare delivery long-term.

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