Recently, three companies including ICICI Prudential Life, Birla Sun Life and Aviva Life have launched health insurance products catering to specific illness. Customers can choose the type of cover, either…
An analysis by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) shows that importers, distributors and hospitals are earning hefty trade margins that can range from 67% to as high as 449%.…
The Health Ministry recently suggested equalising the costs of both normal and c-section deliveries in order to curb down the rampant practice of c-section surgeries in private hospitals. The proposal…
Raheja QBE has launched its first health Insurance product to provide a solution to high medical inflation and fill a need in the market for comprehensive health insurance. As…
ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar announced recently that the diversified conglomerate will enter into healthcare industry by setting up a hospital. The objective of hospitals, Deveshwar said, should not be…
Columbia University in New York suggests it is still possible to recall memories because they are not completely wiped by the disease, just made harder to access. They had carried…
The Comptroller and Auditor General have found severe deficiencies in the performance of the reproductive and child health scheme under the National Rural Health Mission. A CAG report, tabled in…
Nearly seven million people die every year by use of tobacco and smoking. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the dire environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste.…
The average health insurance cover has increased from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh for the first time in past five years. The room rental cover during hospitalisation has…
Max Bupa Health Insurance, New Delhi for reimbursement of claims has asked hospitals to prescribe medicines only with their generic names The notice is actionable with immediate effect. The Hospitals…