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Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries to get assistance of up to ₹15 lakh under RAN
“If as per the medical advice, the suggested treatment is not covered under any of the approved listed packages of AB-PMJAY, financial assistance up to ₹15 lakh can be provided to AB-PMJAY beneficiaries out of umbrella scheme of RAN,” the office memorandum with the revised guidelines stated
Jharkhand Cabinet approves proposal to grant up to Rs 5 lakh for treatment of critical diseases
committee headed by a civil surgeon at the district level has given the power to approve the amount of any beneficiary after obtaining guidelines from the hospital concern. Upon approval, the amount would be given to the hospital through RTGS or bank draft,” he said.
An MLA or his or her representative will be one of the members of the committee, he said.
IRDA improves ambit of “pre-existing disease” norms
IRDAI wants expenses incurred towards treatment in any hospital or by any medical practitioner or any other provider are specifically excluded by the insurer and disclosed in its website / notified to the policyholders are not admissible.
Coronavirus emergency ‘holds a very grave threat’ for world: WHO
“With 99% of cases in China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave threat for the rest of the world,” he told more than 400 researchers and national authorities, including some taking part by video conference from mainland China and Taiwan.
Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
“We understand how this problem is important, how people are nervous, people are afraid of this. But if they understand a few, simple things, for example, what symptoms coronavirus has, what they should do to prevent (it), everything will be fine and everyone will be happy.”
Coronavirus: Scientists develop realtime interactive map to scan global spread
“It is a global issue, and that’s the perspective users can gain from the map. The numbers on display are important, too, because there are more recoveries than deaths,”
Coronavirus adds risk to India’s nascent recovery: Krishnamurthy Subramanian
The virus epidemic is seen curbing growth in China and the global economy, which will weigh on India’s outlook at a time when the government is forecasting a rebound. Asia’s third-largest economy will likely expand at 6%-6.5% in the year beginning April, an improvement from an estimated 5% this year, Subramanian wrote in a report last month.
Thai insurer offers first Coronavirus Insurance Policy
“The outbreak is raising awareness among Thais about the need for health insurance,” Unchalin said in a phone interview. “The revenue from the new policy is unlikely to be material, but our main goal to calm the public’s fears during this coronavirus crisis.”
WHO warns overseas coronavirus spread may be ‘tip of the iceberg
“There’ve been some concerning instances of onward 2019nCoV spread from people with no travel history to China. The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries; in short, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg,” tweeted Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the WHO.
WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
“This is a wake-up call to all of us to tackle the unacceptable inequalities between cancer services in rich and poor countries,” says Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/ Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization. “If people have access to primary care and referral systems then cancer can be detected early, treated effectively and cured. Cancer should not be a death sentence for anyone, anywhere.”