Ayushman Bharat – A giant leap towards Universal Health
Steeped in stiff challenges as it may be at the moment, but Ayushman Bharat is now a reality. Universal Health is no longer a distant dream. Ayushman Bharat would…
Safecrop group to buy Star Health Insurance
Safecrop Holdings Pvt Ltd, a consortium of investors, including WestBridge AIF, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Madison Capital, has signed a definitive agreement with the shareholders of Chennai-based Star Health & Allied…
Central Government may take PPP route to increase hospital beds under Ayushman Bharat
The government is planning to bank upon the public-private partnership (PPP) model to try and raise an additional 160,000 hospital beds. According to the report published by PwC-Confederation of Indian…
Insurance Companies cautious before signing up for Ayushman Bharat scheme
General insurers are cautious about the National Health Insurance scheme with many choosing to be in a wait-and-watch mode before bidding for any States. As of now, only the bid…
Common service centres to implement Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance scheme
Common Service Center (CSC) and National Health Accounts (NHA) inked a MOU to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme through three-lakh CSCs across the country. Ayushman Bharat is the National Health…
Irdai in favour of minimising exclusions in health insurance cover
In a move to benefit policyholders, IRDAI said it has started the exercise to minimise the number of illness/diseases which are not covered under the health insurance policies. The IRDAI…
Arunachal CM’s Arogya Arunachal Yojana to replace Universal Health Insurance Scheme
Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu called for strict monitoring and implementation of the CM’s Health Insurance Scheme during the soft launch of the Chief Minister’s Arogya Arunachal Yojana (CMAAY). The…
NHPM scheme: Apollo Munich lowest bidder in Nagaland
Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited has made the lowest bid for Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) for the state of Nagaland at Rs 444 per family. While Bajaj…
Government calls hospitals for empanelment for Rs 5 lakh health insurance scheme
The National Health Agency apex body to implement Central government's ambitious scheme to provide Rs 5 lakh health insurance coverage to about 40 crore Indians, launched a formal process to…
Private players request review of Government Insurance Scheme
“If we need quality care, we need to spend money,” said Sunita Reddy, CEO of Apollo Hospitals. Reddy said though the scheme provides opportunity for the hospital’s tier-2 operations, the…