The Indian government and the World Bank have signed a $40 million project to improve the quality of health services in Meghalaya and strengthen the state's capacity to handle future…
Niva Bupa Health Insurance (formerly known as Max Bupa Health Insurance), one of India's leading standalone health insurers, has just announced a campaign, titled 'Zindagi Ko Claim Kar Le'. This…
In a breather to non-life insurance companies, Covid-related health insurance claims have dropped with the ebbing of the second wave of the pandemic. However, there has been a rise in…
The government can expand Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) coverage to the poorest segments of the missing middle population, and leverage the scheme's infrastructure to offer a…
The government will invest Rs 100 crore on an average on every district pan-India to upgrade healthcare infrastructure at the block level and provide improved diagnostics, treatment, surveillance and containment…
African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of more than 2 billion syringes for mainly low- and middle-income countries around the world as the…
Even as the burnout rate is high following the pandemic, 68 per cent of the healthcare workers said they would prefer continuing to work in the sector as it represents…
In a relief to General insurance companies, Covid-related health insurance claims have dropped with the second wave of the pandemic. However, there has been a rise in non-Covid-related health claims…
The Supreme Court said no state shall deny the ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of the deceased due to Covid-19 solely on the ground that…
The General and health insurers have seen a fall in their outgo of Covid-related health claims after the second wave. In the July-September quarter (Q2 of FY22), insurers settled a…