Health insurance claim settlement lapses: Rs 1 crore penalty imposed on Care Health Insurance by IRDAIIndia's insurance watchdog, IRDAI, has fined Care Health Insurance Rs 1 crore. The penalty stems from serious lapses in how the company han...
18 Dec, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
‘No Cashless-Claim’ crisis averted: AHPI revokes suspension of cashless service for Bajaj Allianz, Care policyholdersThe Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) has revoked its suspension of cashless services for Bajaj Allianz General Insurance...
29 Aug, 2025, 03.28 PM IST
Over 1.06 lakh claims settled under Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme, Rajya Sabha toldSince its launch last October, the Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme has settled over 1.06 lakh claims, as stated by Minister Jadhav. Senior citi...
29 Jul, 2025, 09.45 PM IST
Hospitals demand cash, poor quality of service; issues surge in Ayushman Bharat grievance systemA review of complaints under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi revealed most grievances were about hospitals demanding payment despite th...
24 Mar, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
SPARSH system to transform pension disbursal for 32 lakh defence pensionersThe newly launched SPARSH System aims to benefit over 32 lakh defence pensioners by streamlining the pension disbursal process, which was p...
31 Jul, 2024, 06.21 PM IST
Is your medical claim stuck? Find out why you face problems in health insurance claim settlement and how to avoid themWhile health insurers can sometimes be blamed putting customers through unending hardship in clearing claims, many a times it’s the policyh...
25 Jun, 2024, 01.26 PM IST
Payment of Rs 113 crore withheld over suspicious claims under Ayushman Bharat: Government tells Rajya SabhaThe minister was responding to a question on anomalies in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cited in the Comp...
05 Dec, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
Hospitals denying your health insurance covid cashless claim? What are your options?This is the eventuality for which people purchase health insurance so that they do not face difficulties during a health crisis. The regula...
26 Dec, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
Rs 50,000 ex-gratia even if Covid-19 cause not on death record: Supreme CourtThe court had, while acting on a plea seeking compensation for Covid deaths, asked the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to com...
05 Oct, 2021, 06.41 AM IST
IRDAI ask insurers to ensure expeditious settlement of COVID-19 claimsThe regulator noted that there are reports of certain network providers (hospitals) charging high rates and insisting on cash payments from...
23 Apr, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
In war, you don't make soldiers unhappy, says Supreme Court on non-payment of salaries to doctorsThe top court was hearing a plea by a doctor, who alleged that front line healthcare workers engaged in fight against Covid-19 are not bein...
12 Jun, 2020, 01.49 PM IST
With surge in NRI calls, Centre-appointed panel asks govt departments, states to address complaintsHead of the panel, senior bureaucrat K Shivaji, said as of now over 77,000 complaints have been sent in by people to state government and c...
04 May, 2020, 09.19 PM IST
Healthcare workers are warriors, will set up helpline to redress of complaints: Centre to SCA bench of Justices N V Ramana, S K Kaul and B R Gavai disposed of a batch of petitions including that United Nurses Association (UNA) seek...
15 Apr, 2020, 03.13 PM IST
Hospitals cannot detain patients, bodies over payment disputes: Draft patient charterAs per the draft, hospitals cannot detain a patient over procedural grounds such as payment disputes.
16 Sep, 2018, 01.00 PM IST
Bring in system to stop harassment of patients over bills: HC to Maha govt"The state must come up with a system that balances the rights of the patients with those of the hospitals," said a bench of the Bombay Hig...
14 Feb, 2018, 08.44 PM IST
Cashless facility for CGHS to be withdrawn unless bills paid: Private hospitalsPrivate hospitals threatened to withdraw cashless facility to beneficiaries of Central Government Health Scheme from next month unless govt...
19 Dec, 2013, 06.59 PM IST
- Oriental Insurance eyes 17% growth in this fiscal
The Oriental Insurance Company Limited has targeted a premium income of Rs 5,470 crore for the financial year 2010-11 with a growth rate of...
27 Sep, 2010, 11.11 PM IST