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Irdai Chief holds a virtual meet with insurance CEOsAjay Seth, the new chairman of Irdai, engaged with insurance CEOs in a virtual meeting, receiving an overview of the industry's performance...
AHPI alleges insurers' body using anti-competitive tactics to push down hospital tariffsThe Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) has raised concerns over alleged anti-competitive practices by the General Insuranc...
Big private hospitals resist insurers' common empanelment proposalPrivate hospitals are resisting a common empanelment framework proposed by insurers due to concerns over claim settlement, tariff clarity, ...
Star Health to focus on retail in bid to grow premiumsStar Health Insurance aims for substantial premium growth, targeting ₹30,000 crore in three years while improving profitability by lowering...
ET Explainer: Common empanelment & health cover costsStandardisation of packages and billing practices could reduce treatment costs. If hospitals agree to fixed rates, insurers can better cont...
Irdai’s common empanelment drive gains momentum, insurers begin onboarding hospitals for cashless treatment networkIndia's insurance regulator, Irdai, has initiated a common empanelment process, tasking the General Insurance Council with onboarding hospi...
ESIC beneficiaries to soon avail medical care in Ayushman Bharat empanelled hospitals: Mansukh MandaviyaUnion Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that ESIC beneficiaries will soon receive free medical care at Ayushman Bharat-empanelled...
Age criterion for Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards should be rationalised to 60 years: Parliament panelA parliamentary committee has recommended extending the Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards age criterion to 60 years and above, regardless of socio...
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY for senior citizens: Not just benefits but know its limitations to avoid any last-minute shockAyushman Bharat PM-JAY: The central government has expanded the Ayushman Bharat PMJAY scheme to cover all senior citizens aged 70 and above...
Retain costly health policy or use PMJAY coverage? Seniors have a tough choiceA 70-year-old retiree faces a dilemma over renewing his ₹73,000 health insurance policy or relying on the government's Ayushman Bharat sche...
Cashless health insurance at all hospitals now but network hospitals are still better option for ‘assured’ cashless treatmentsOn paper, cashless everywhere is a great initiative as it aims to reduce out-of-pocket expenses of policyholders for medical treatments. Ho...
IRDAI to roll out nationwide cashless medical-insurance settlement soonThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has instructed the Committee on Common Empanelment Process of Hospitals...
Cashless surgery scheme of Delhi Arogya Kosh extended for mucormycosis patients: Satyendar Jain"Delhi Govt has extended its cashless surgery scheme of Delhi Arogya Kosh for the treatment of Mucormycosis. Residents of Delhi undergoing ...
Huge gap in private, government hospital charges under Ayushman: StudyOver 18,550 hospitals are empanelled under the govt’s flagship health insurance scheme. Of this, 54% are private hospitals and the rest are...
Under Ayushman Bharat, hospitals use bizarre ways to siphon off fundsPrivate hospitals have been accused of siphoning almost Rs 1.20 crore in just a few months.
NHA De-empanels 250 hospitals after Ayushman health checkupData provided to ET by the National Health Authority (NHA), the nodal agency for the health insurance scheme, reveals that in less than a y...
Private hospitals reuse disposables, make you pay for themSome cardiologists in private hospitals admitted that reuse was common but said it was not a problem if the items were properly resterilise...