Will your hospital bills fall with new IRDAI move? Know how policyholders will be impacted with the formation of this new panelPolicyholders facing rising premiums, slow claims, and opaque hospital pricing will soon see changes. IRDAI's new sub-committee aims to sim...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Raksha Summit 2025: A post-event report on the industry’s most defining conversationsRaksha Summit 2025 brought together leaders from insurance, hospitals, digital health and policy to address India’s most pressing health-be...
22 Dec, 2025, 01.09 PM IST
Irdai steps in to ease friction between insurers & hospitals: Payments, package rates & cashless processesIrdai, India's insurance authority, is stepping up to harmonize relations between health insurers and hospitals through active discussions ...
27 Nov, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
How GST reform is powering affordable insurance and accessible healthcare for allAbolishing GST on health and life insurance has immediately reduced premiums by 18%, making financial protection more accessible for millio...
07 Nov, 2025, 10.49 AM IST
Delay in discharge from hospital remains a pain point for policyholders: Will it improve soon with insurers and hospitals coming together?The insurer-hospitals’ meeting on October 9 put discharge delays under the spotlight. Can hospitals and insurers finally move towards makin...
27 Oct, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Hospital-insurer conflict: Will latest circular by NMC help in reducing the pain of health insurance policyholders?The hospital-insurer conflict may be behind the National Medical Commission’s reissuance of last year’s government directive, but whether i...
29 Sep, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Standard treatment workflows to help expand health coverTo standardize healthcare delivery and control rising medical inflation, ICMR, NHA, and WHO have developed 157 Standard Treatment Workflows...
20 Sep, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
If hospitals come under regulatory ambit, the number of aggrieved customers will fizzle out: Mathur, MD & CEO, Universal Sompo General InsuranceHealth regulations are required on a priority to enable higher transparency in hospital pricing and greater convenience for policyholders, ...
25 Aug, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Govt does not foresee revenue shortfall, aims to achieve deficit target: MoS FinanceThe Central government anticipates meeting its Budget Estimates for 2025-26. States will receive substantial financial support. Public Sect...
22 Jul, 2025, 04.36 PM IST
Insurtech funding set to top $1 billion in 12 monthsInsurtech funding in India is poised to surpass $1 billion in the next year, following a period of moderated investment. A recent report hi...
17 Jul, 2025, 05.33 PM IST
Industry for insurance repository offering claim-related servicesThe insurance regulator is considering a proposal to allow insurance repositories to offer claims-related services to policyholders, potent...
25 Apr, 2025, 12.48 AM IST
#25 For 2025: What will it take to ease the pain of medical inflation and rising premium payments?Health insurance premiums are projected to rise by 10-15% in 2025 due to increasing medical costs, higher claims frequency, and regulatory ...
31 Dec, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
No panel formed for extending benefits to cover citizens above 70 under Ayushman Bharat: GovtUnion Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav clarified in the Lok Sabha on Friday that no expert committee has been established to e...
26 Jul, 2024, 04.00 PM IST
At least 33 major health insurance companies join govt's centralised claims-related info exchangeThis new system aims to expedite the insurance claims process and make it more transparent, with real-time access to claims settlement stat...
15 Jul, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
33 major health insurers live on new national claims exchange; policyholders to get claims settled quicker on NHCXThe National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) is a centralized platform developed by the government to streamline insurance claims processing....
15 Jul, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Faster health insurance claim settlement via single-window platform NHCX begins; how it will help policyholdersHealth insurance rule change: The National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) portal is set to simplify, accelerate, standardise the health insu...
09 Jul, 2024, 06.46 PM IST
NHCX, a single portal for all health insurance claims soon: what is the claims process, benefits to policyholdersThe digital platform, to be launched in 2-3 months, will speed up and standardise claim settlement process, leading to cost benefits for th...
03 Jun, 2024, 12.56 PM IST