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IRDAI’s new norms to prompt insurers to launch innovative policies swiftly: Experts
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Ayushman Bharat scheme has given benefits of Rs 7,000 cr to needy: PM Modi
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Hong Kong Insurance Market attracts Mainland Chinese seeking lucrative pay
Agents say Hong Kong insurance provides more comprehensive and higher protection for health issues than mainland products. And insurance savings products denominated in Hong Kong or U.S. dollars are also seen as attractive investments for hedging against falls in the yuan.
Prudential and Babylon Join Forces to Pioneer AI-Powered Digital Health Services in Asia
Nic Nicandrou, Chief Executive of Prudential Corporation Asia, said: “The strategic partnership with Babylon is consistent with our ambition to address the unmet healthcare needs in Asia where the majority of the population are uninsured or underinsured, alongside an ageing population and escalating medical costs. This partnership accelerates our efforts to provide customer-centric, cost efficient and scalable health and wellness digital services to customers in the region.”
Modicare:Guj & Chhtishgarh opt for hybrid model, Insurers to provide cover only for Rs 50k
Going by the hybrid model, the Trust that will be controlled by the state government will provide cover up to Rs 4.5 lakhs and insurers, who will be selected by the competitive bidding, will provide cover only for the rest .
Mathur panel to check `exclusions’ in health insurance policies
The committee, headed by S Mathur, executive director, IRDAI, will deliberate issues like, exclusions that are prevalent in the health insurance policies. rationalise the exclusions by minimising the number, so as to enhance the scope of health insurance coverage granted. rationalise the exclusions that disallow coverage with respect to new modalities of treatments and technologically advanced medical treatments.
FDA cites Drug Warning Scam over Online Medications
In the meantime, the FDA recommends consumers only buy medications online from U.S.-licensed pharmacies that require a prescription and notify the agency should they receive a fake warning letter.
Labour Ministry finalises Code on Industrial Relations, to seek Cabinet approval
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has been taking steps for simplification, amalgamation and rationalisation of 44 central labour laws into four major labour codes — Code on Wages, Code on Industrial Relations, Code of Social Security, and Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions
J&J ordered to pay $4.69 bn to talc cancer victims
“We hope this verdict will get the attention of the J&J board and that it will lead them to better inform the medical community and the public about the connection between asbestos, talc, and ovarian cancer,” victims’ lawyer, Mark Lanier said, calling for talc to be pulled from the market.
Rate war hots up for NHPS accounts, Apollo Munich Health Insurance bids Nagaland at Rs 444 per family
For Nagaland, National Insurance has bidat Rs 1,944 per family and United India at Rs 1,944. Reliance General Insurance and Religare Health Insurance Company Ltd had bid for Rs 1,020 and 1,060 per family respectively.
Emerging sex disease MG ‘could become next superbug’
Eradication rates of MG following treatment with one family of antibiotics, called macrolides, are decreasing globally.MG can be missed – and if it is not treated correctly, it can develop resistance to antibiotics.One can get it by having unprotected sex with someone who has it. Condoms can prevent this spread.MG does not always cause symptoms and will not always need treatment, but it can be missed or mistaken for a different sexually transmitted infection, such as Chlamydia.
India Heading Towards Comprehensive Healthcare Crisis, Says Amartya Sen
Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India ranks among the poorest achievers of good health. The shortfall of India”s health achievements compared with those of, say, China or Thailand is large and has been growing larger. Even within South Asia, Bangladesh and Nepal have overtaken India in health accomplishment, including in life expectancy