"A surge in global wealth migration seems to be colliding with an overlooked but increasingly decisive factor: the soaring cost of private healthcare. Henley & Partners, an investment migration firm, said its client data and new cost comparisons from a global health index show wealthy families are no longer choosing where to live solely on tax or lifestyle, but are increasingly factoring in the long-term cost of private healthcare."
""Global mobility is becoming a core risk-management strategy for wealthy families," said Christian H. Kaelin, the firm's chairman. Clients "are scrutinizing not only access to residence and citizenship, but also the real cost of sustaining that lifestyle - especially the price of reliable private healthcare." "Destinations that look attractive on paper can become far less so once true healthcare exposure is understood," he added."
Henley & Partners' client data and the SIP Health Cost Index 2025 show wealthy families increasingly factor long-term private healthcare costs into residency and citizenship decisions. Applications from 92 nationalities in 2025, supporting clients across more than 50 residence and citizenship programs, jumped 43% year‑over‑year in the first three quarters compared with the same period in 2024. Global mobility functions as a risk‑management strategy for affluent families, prompting scrutiny of access to alternative residencies and the real cost of sustaining lifestyles, with reliable private healthcare rising as a decisive expense. The SIP index ranks 50 countries by international private medical insurance premiums.
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