Home nursing, oxygen, physio - health insurance covers only 60–180 days after hospitalisation; here’s how to plan the restHome nursing, physiotherapy, oxygen support—health insurance can cover these for 60-180 days after discharge, with conditions. The rest of ...
06 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
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...
12 Sep, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
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...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.15 PM IST
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, ...
21 Aug, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
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...
21 May, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
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...
02 May, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
India to nearly double GPU capacity to 29,000 under national AI MissionThe government will offer the GPUs at Rs 67 per GPU hour. This is the government’s initiative to enable access to scarce and expensive GPUs...
24 Apr, 2025, 11.09 PM IST
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...
21 Apr, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
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...
17 Apr, 2025, 08.43 PM IST
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...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
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...
07 Mar, 2024, 06.35 PM IST
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...
21 Sep, 2023, 10.03 PM IST
Sebi gives more time to submit applications for empanelment of forensic auditors for MFs, AMCs, trusteesThe auditors, after being empanelled, would be taking up assignments of the forensic audit of mutual funds, AMCs, and trustee companies or ...
07 Mar, 2023, 06.19 PM IST
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...
23 Jul, 2019, 10.47 AM IST
Nurses, dentists may get lateral entry into MBBSThe draft National Education Policy 2019 has suggested sweeping changes in medical education.
05 Jun, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
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...
19 Feb, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
It's IAS vs all central services in scramble for top postsThose who have exercised finance functions are not considered for the posts of financial advisors in various ministries, IRAS has claimed.
11 May, 2015, 12.20 PM IST