Inflation and input costs threaten earnings momentum going forward: Dhananjay SinhaIndia Inc. delivered strong March-quarter earnings, surpassing market forecasts. Revenue growth improved, supported by cost savings. Howeve...
01 Jun, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
India's out-of-pocket healthcare spending drops significantly, govt data showsIndian families now pay less for healthcare. Out-of-pocket spending fell from 64.2% to 43.4% in ten years. This is due to the government sp...
28 May, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
Out-of-pocket expenditure share declines by 21 percentage points from 2013-14: Health ministryGovernment health spending has risen, leading to a significant drop in out-of-pocket health expenses. This decline, from 64.2% in 2013-14 t...
27 May, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
Govt health spending triples to Rs 3.85 lakh crore in 2022-23: National Health AccountsGovernment spending on healthcare has surged to Rs 3.85 lakh crore in 2022-23, nearly tripling from a decade ago. This increased public inv...
27 May, 2026, 05.14 PM IST
FIIs won't return to Indian markets in a hurry; only 3 triggers may bring them back: Amar K AmbaniForeign institutional investors (FIIs) are unlikely to return to Indian equities soon due to structural and cyclical forces, including mode...
20 May, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Healthcare isn't a luxury: Balancing private equity growth with patient affordability in IndiaPrivate equity has boosted India’s healthcare capacity and efficiency, but rising costs and premiums risk limiting access. Strong regulatio...
01 May, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Out-of-pocket costs still dominate hospitalisation spend despite wider insurance coverage: NSO surveyHealth insurance coverage has grown significantly in India. However, patients continue to pay most hospitalisation bills themselves. Rural ...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Charting the global economy: Euro area business activity sagsEuro area business activity contracted as the services sector weakened due to the Middle East war, while US retail sales surged, indicating...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Health insurance coverage rises, higher in rural areas: SurveyHealth insurance coverage in India has seen a major jump. Rural areas now have more people insured than urban centers. Government schemes a...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
Indian market faces AI narrative problem; it'll be smallcaps over largecaps for next 5 years: Manish GunwaniIndian stock market valuations are attractive. However, global investor focus on Artificial Intelligence is diverting capital away from eme...
20 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Rural households' out-of-pocket spend on hospitalisation stay Rs 4,129/yr, urban Rs 5,290: Govt ReportA government survey reported that the average out-of-pocket medical expenses for hospitalization over the past year were Rs 4,129 in rural ...
10 Oct, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Health expenditure share against GDP increases from 1.13% in FY15 to 1.84% in FY22The government health expenditure in India has increased from 1.13% of GDP in 2014-15 to 1.84% in 2021-22, according to the National Health...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.33 PM IST
Hope to lower OOPE on healthcare frontIn 2023, National Health Accounts reported a reduction in OOPE from 69.4% in 2004-05 to 48.21% in 2018-19. The global average was 18.1% in ...
27 Feb, 2024, 12.55 AM IST
Medicines, just what the doctor ordersOut-of-pocket expenditure on health is pegged at 62%. Medicines account for a large share of this. This is the context in which the current...
30 May, 2023, 11.43 PM IST
Your personal health expenditure is still more than the government’s, shows Economic Survey 2023According to the Economic Survey 2023, the share of government expenditure in Total Health Expenditure (THE) has increased over time from 2...
31 Jan, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
AB-PMJAY successfully contributed in curtailing out-of-pocket expenditure in country: GovtMinister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said if these healthcare services were availed by the beneficiaries on their own, it woul...
25 Mar, 2022, 03.22 PM IST