OPD cover in health insurance addresses out-of-pocket expenses for doctor visits, diagnostics, and medicines without hospitalization. While...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed health and medical education. He stressed improving treatment quality and expanding s...

New health plans cover treatments requiring two hours of hospitalisation, but exclusions remain critical.

Many policyholders believe health insurance claims require a 24-hour hospital stay. However, modern policies cover numerous treatments comp...

Choosing a health insurance policy involves more than just premium cost. This comparison of leading Indian insurers highlights key features...

Central government employees can now choose to include either their parents or parents-in-law as dependents for CGHS medical benefits. This...

Senior citizen health insurance covers medical expenses incurred by people above 60 years old.

Digital consultations are no longer a novelty, but data points show a great chasm continues to exist especially in the first line of treatm...

In India, at the moment there is no standalone or separate health insurance policy that covers mental health, i.e., it is covered under reg...

In hospital parlance, OPD stands for Out-Patient Department. OPD treatment refers to consultation with doctors and treatments that can be d...

The report also brought to the notice the poor medical facilities in the jails in Delhi as over 93,224 patients had to be referred to outsi...

There are cashless OPD treatments available in the market where insurance companies give a voucher for consultations.

Dr N V Kamat, director, health services said the existing facility of direct appointment will also continue.

According to a report compiled by Swiss Re, 75% of medical spending in India is out-of-pocket. One of the reasons is, low penetration of he...

Rising healthcare costs and inadequate cover for out-patient treatment can erode your savings. Here’s a cost-effective alternative.

AIIMS has started issuing Unique Health Identification numbers to its patients with a view to electronically track medical care facilities.

IRDA chairman urged insurers to launch more 'day-care' covers, highlighting that non-hospitalisation expenses amounts to twice the hospital...