General and Health insurers want more exemptions in health insurance and reduction in GST in Union Budget 2019-20 in order to boost mass insurance schemes and increase penetration. “Providing health…
The Malaysian government has announced a free national health insurance scheme for the low income, at an initial cost of RM2 billion (US$481 million). Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said…
REINFORCES FOCUS ON HEALTH CATEGORY WITH 3 FEATURE PACKED VARIANTS - ‘MEDICARE PROTECT’, ‘MEDICARE’ AND ‘MEDICARE PREMIER’ AN IDEAL HEALTH PLAN OFFERING GLOBAL COVER UPTO THE FULL SUM INSURED VALUE…
As a result of capping the prices of medicines as well as medical devices such as stents and knee implants, patients have been able to save Rs 15,000 crore across…
Only a third of the hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat or Modicare, are accredited. The latest data compiled by the government shows accredited and branded hospitals have, to a large…
According to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as many as 3 lakh poor people have benefited from Ayushman Bharat health scheme in the last one-and-a-half months. "We are now close to…
The NITI Aayog has proposed the formation of a National Health Authority to administer the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) and will be chaired by the Health Minister with…
True North Managers Llp, a Private equity firm is close to buying out Analjit Singh-promoted Max India Ltd’s entire 51% stake in standalone health insurer Max Bupa Health Insurance Co.…
India, which is witnessing a faster rate of decline in mortality rates of women and children in the last few years, is well on its way to meet its Sustainable…
Ayushman Bharat the flagship scheme of government will to help to increase penetration in health insurance sector to a level of about 45% which is currently 28-30%. This will result…