Cover for mental ailments still 6 months away
Insurers are working on health policies that will cover mental illnesses, but these could take at least six months to hit the market. Currently, there are no policies that cover…
Reliance Health Insurance gets final nod from IRDAI
Reliance Health Insurance has received the final go- ahead from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to begin operations. “Reliance Health Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of…
Apollo Munich Health’s iCan insurance gets good response
Apollo Munich Health Insurance has been witnessing good response to its new cancer-specific plan, iCan, which was launched about a couple of weeks ago. “We did a soft launch last…
Prime Minister launches Ayushman Bharat Scheme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched its ambitious 'Ayushman Bharat Scheme' in Jharkhand. "This will be the world's biggest health insurance scheme in the world and will benefit more than 50…
Cardiac procedures costlier in India
In a comparison of costs of cardiac treatment across 7 Asian countries has revealed that most procedures were more expensive in India than in South Korea, a country with a…
Ayushman Bharat credit positive for insurers: says Moody’s
Global ratings agency Moody's termed the Ayushman Bharat Scheme as credit positive for insurers as it will help grow health premiums and provide insurers with cross-selling and servicing opportunities. However,…
Star Health gets new owner
WestBridge Capital and Madison Capital a consortium of private equity firms have teamed up with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a well known investor to acquire private health insurer Star Health in a…
Health insurance may soon cover dental, infertility, stem cell treatment
IRDAI has removed around 10 items, including procedures such as dental, stem cell, infertility and psychiatric treatment, from the list of "optional cover" for health insurance. IRDAI in a notification…
Ayushman Bharat scheme to be integrated with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme
Tamilnadu State government is planning to integrate the Ayushman Bharat scheme with its own health scheme. In 2009, when the DMK was in power the then chief minister M Karunanidhi…
Getronics announces investment in telehealthcare platform developer Victrix SocSan to offer a fully digital Health and Social Care software solution
Amsterdam/London - Getronics, a $1.3 billion turnover ICT Group, offering solutions for Managed Workspace, Applications, Unified Communications, Security and Managed Cloud services, with a strong presence in Europe, Asia Pacific,…