Star Health cuts mediclaim without citing any policy clauses: Court says insurer cannot act on 'whims and fancies'; orders to pay the remaining Rs 47KStar Health Insurance has been ordered by a Guntur consumer commission to pay Rs 47,356 to a policyholder whose Covid hospitalisation claim...
New insurance norms for hospital admission: 'Unnecessary hospitalisation' won't be allowed; doctors fear genuine mediclaims may be deniedNew insurance norms for hospital admission issued by the General Insurance Council advise that patients with uncomplicated fever be treated...
'Resign or we will terminate you': HC advocate shares how to avoid this HR ultimatum and forced resignation trapCompanies often pressure employees into resigning to avoid legal obligations. As per a HC advocate, a forced resignation under threat is no...
Oriental Insurance rejects mediclaim saying policyholder's hospitalisation wasn't necessary: Court says doctors, not insurers, decide medical necessity; orders over Rs 2 lakh payoutOriental Insurance rejects claim saying hospitalisation wasn't necessary: A Delhi consumer commission has ordered Oriental Insurance to pay...
Tata AIG rejects mediclaim saying policyholder hid a disease: Court says 'insurance companies are only interested in premiums'; orders insurer to pay over Rs 60KTata AIG rejects mediclaim of a policyholder: A consumer court in Haryana has directed Tata AIG to pay a policyholder after finding the ins...
No Covid, yet Rs 3.71 lakh hospital bill: Gujarat man's insurance paid only Rs 1.78 lakh, deducting Rs 1.64 lakh; Then court delivered justiceA Gujarat consumer commission ordered a hospital and doctor to refund Rs 1.64 lakh to a patient. The patient was wrongly billed under a Cov...
CGHS beneficiaries can get extra health cover: Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima also to cover modern treatments; is it free for all?A new health insurance plan, Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima, has been introduced for CGHS beneficiaries, expanding medical coverage with c...
Mediclaim policy amount can't be deducted from medical expenses compensation: HCThe Bombay High Court ruled that sums received under a mediclaim policy cannot be deducted from compensation for medical expenses under the...
Mediclaim vs health insurance: 5 things to knowThe hospitalisation cover in Mediclaim is limited and typically does not exceed Rs.5 lakh, whereas in health insurance, one can select high...
Your health insurance premium could rise 50-300% thanks to PSU bank mergersQueries by TOI showed that PSB customers who for years enjoyed group mediclaim at rates of Rs 7,500-12,000, will see their premiums jump to...
New India Insurance raises mediclaim premium by up to 20%According to the new rates, a 35-year old can buy mediclaim policy of Rs 8 lakh sum assured for Rs 10,032 in metro areas, compared to Rs 8,...
Smart things to know about cashless mediclaim policyA cashless mediclaim facility enables the bill raised by the hospital to be settled directly by the third party administrator (TPA), instea...
Mediclaim may become 20-25% more costlier next yearMediclaim premium may rise by even up to 30% next year if IRDA listens to the plea of public sector insurers which are facing huge underwri...
- No withdrawal of cashless facility at hospitals: Pranab
Pranab Mukherjee allayed fears of withdrawal of cashless mediclaim facility by public sector general insurance cos, saying they have not do...
- Now, 10.3% tax on cashless mediclaim
Patients to pay 10.3% service tax on every claim made using cashless facility. Delhi CM to look into cashless facility matter | NIC stays w...
- You may get to pay your mediclaim premium at one go
The General Insurance Council (GIC), the representative body of insurers, is working on a slew of changes for mediclaim policies, including...
- Cashless mediclaims in a few hospitals
Hospitals may soon be asked to meet prescribed quality standards in order to provide cashless mediclaim facilities.