Pharma companies announce direct-to-consumer sales and price cuts in USSeveral drug makers are now selling medicines directly to Americans. This move follows President Trump's push to reduce prescription drug p...
13 Oct, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Pharma middlemen propose regulatory changes to avoid Trump administration rules: ReportPharmacy benefit managers, facing increased scrutiny from the Trump administration, are reportedly developing proposals to modify their pra...
25 Sep, 2025, 07.56 AM IST
Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it nextA Florida law requiring hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status has instilled fear among immigrants, leading many to avoid...
16 Sep, 2024, 01.43 PM IST
US offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealthUnitedHealth said last week it was beginning to clear a medical claims backlog of more than $14 billion as it brought its services back onl...
28 Mar, 2024, 12.24 PM IST
UnitedHealth hack takes toll on healthcare providers to the nation's poorTechnology roadblocks have prevented many community health centers from reconnecting, according to interviews with national and state-based...
20 Mar, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Complimentary COVID-19 testing and treatment for uninsured Americans to be phased out by the White HouseAfter the White House and Congress permitted a federal programme that funded clinicians for coronavirus care to end this week, some not ins...
24 Mar, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Coalition seizes on pandemic to boost 'Obamacare' sign-upsThe campaign kicking off Thursday is called Get Covered 2021 and contrasts with a lack of outreach to the uninsured by the Trump administra...
19 Nov, 2020, 11.25 AM IST
Much at stake as Supreme Court weighs future of 'Obamacare'Whether the Affordable Care Act stays, goes, or is significantly changed, will affect the way life is lived in the U.S.
10 Nov, 2020, 11.05 AM IST
Cashless treatment scheme soon for road accident victims with Rs 2.5 lakh cap per caseFor the cashless scheme for road accident victims, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) will set up a Motor Vehicle Accident...
01 Jul, 2020, 04.42 PM IST
Covid-19 outbreak: A near-death experience for private hospitals, tooDeclining footfalls, rising consumables and staff costs have put private hospitals' survival at stake.
20 Apr, 2020, 09.59 PM IST
Coronavirus time bomb: America's uninsured and brutal work cultureAs the virus begins spreading in the west of the country, where the first death was reported Saturday, public health experts warned the US ...
02 Mar, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
Niti Aayog's healthcare PPP needs clarity: HospitalsNiti Aayog’s proposal pushes for PPPs focussed on cancers, heart conditions and respiratory tract diseases in non-metros.
24 Jul, 2017, 02.49 PM IST
- Cashless medical facilities restored in 449 hospitals: Govt
Cashless medical facilities for persons insured with PSU companies have been restored in 449 hospitals in four big cities after hospitals h...
17 Aug, 2010, 03.31 PM IST
- US insurers eye India to cut costs
The cost of treatment in India is around one-eight the cost of treating the same disease in the US. Tips on insurance policy | How to choos...
04 Dec, 2008, 04.10 AM IST
- Shoot the wounded to restore banks’ confidence
Waning Confidence May Lead To Type Of Destruction That Was A Cause Of Great Depression.
15 Oct, 2008, 01.55 AM IST
- Aid for insurance PSUs to cover HIV+24 May, 2007, 02.05 AM IST
- Wockhardt tie-up with US co
Wockhardt Hospitals, a leading healthcare provider group, on Monday announced a strategic tie up with US based IndUShealth Inc., a global h...
31 Jul, 2006, 09.25 PM IST