Government likely to penalise insurance companies for delaying payment under NHPSUnder the scheme, if an insurance company delays the claim beyond 15 days, then it would have to pay a penalty of 1% interest on the claime...
16 Jun, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Modicare rates may rise; states to get sopsSources said some price revisions are also likely to get corporate hospitals under the scheme, which have raised concerns against the cap o...
06 Jun, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
Modicare to offer 20% lower rates than CGHS ratesThe health ministry has finalised the rates for 1,354 packages, which will be covered under NHPS. The packages include 23 specialties.
24 May, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
Here's what could turn Modi's 'Ayushman Bharat' into a transformational schemeDesign and implementation challenges facing NHPS are even greater. Hospitals will have an inherent interest in pushing patients towards mor...
07 Mar, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Technology will be strongest point of National Health Protection Scheme: Niti AayogElection-bound Karnataka will roll out Universal Health Coverage (UHC) from November 1, bringing all government health schemes under one um...
07 Mar, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
Nandan Nilekani may help build tech Infra for healthcare schemeFormer UIDAI chairman Nilekani -- the brain behind the Aadhaar -- is also a member of the GST return simplification committee.
23 Feb, 2018, 08.25 AM IST
Premium on mega healthcare scheme to be Rs 900-1000: NITIPremium for availing health insurance cover of up to Rs 5L under NHPS is expected to be around Rs 900-1000 annually for every household, wh...
20 Feb, 2018, 09.38 PM IST
'Modicare' to initially cost less than Rs 12,000 cr a year: ReportThe ambitious National Health Protection Scheme aims to provide an annual Rs 5 lakh medical cover to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable fami...
20 Feb, 2018, 08.59 PM IST
States consulted, many on board for National Health Protection Scheme: Niti vice-chairmanNiti Aayog vice-chairman said that for the first time there has been a shift from capital related subsidy to employment related subsidy, wh...
15 Feb, 2018, 07.09 AM IST
Is Modicare the most ambitious healthcare mission?Pricing will depend on several factors, including the benefits covered. If maternity, pre-existing diseases and waiting period are waived o...
14 Feb, 2018, 08.27 AM IST
This is what Modi govt needs to do to make National Health Protection Scheme a successThe intent behind NHPS is laudable, and possibly electorally rewarding. But the key challenge is to design a robust financial edifice to ma...
14 Feb, 2018, 06.21 AM IST
Mega healthcare plan to boost India's insurance sector: S&PThe insurance sector is slated to get a boost once the NHPS scheme is implemented as it reflects the government's intent to expand the coun...
12 Feb, 2018, 03.20 PM IST
Finance, health ministries to discuss healthcare scheme this monthThe scheme, which would be the world's largest healthcare programme, was announced in 2018-19 Budget for providing medical cover of up to R...
11 Feb, 2018, 11.45 AM IST
Modicare health insurance scheme to be tech driven: Health Minister JP NaddaThe programme to provide up to Rs 5 lakh medical cover to over 10 crore families unveiled in this Budget is top priority for the Modi govt ...
08 Feb, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
NHPS a 'big step' towards universal healthcare: EAC-PM memberRavi's statement assumes significance as recently Niti Aayog advisor Alok Kumar had said the mega healthcare scheme will cost up to Rs 12,0...
06 Feb, 2018, 06.53 PM IST
Modicare: Private hospitals may be roped in for NHPSCentre may ask states to incentivise private sector to set up infra, create trained manpower for National Health Protection Scheme’s implem...
05 Feb, 2018, 11.28 PM IST
Modicare: What we know so far about 'world's biggest healthcare' schemeNiti Aayog estimates NHPS will cost the government Rs 5000-6000 crore at a premium of RS 1000-1200 per family assuming 50% coverage in the ...
02 Feb, 2018, 05.50 PM IST