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Indian Health Survey: Significant increase in healthcare access across country
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation...
J&K blacklists Reliance General Insurance for 2 yrs for lapses in implementing its employees’ health schemes
It is not clear how the order of the J&K Government will be...
Nagaraju inaugurates facilitation camps to promote ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ for CGHS beneficiaries
M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), inaugurated facilitation camps to promote ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ for CGHS beneficiaries at the premises of DFS in New Delhi today The Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima has been launched by New...
AI to reduce burden on healthcare workforce, strengthen physician–patient relationship: Health secretary
Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava highlighted that the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has evolved into a robust digital public infrastructure for health, with over 859 million ABHA accounts linked to more than 878 million health records. New...
Burman-backed Religare Enterprises to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses
Under the proposed scheme of arrangement, REL will retain its stake in Care Health Insurance Ltd.The financial services business -- comprising lending, broking, investment activities and related support services -- will be transferred on a going-concern basis to its...
Substantial reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare over past decade: Nadda
"India has witnessed a substantial reduction in out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare over the past decade, easing the financial burden on households, particularly among economically vulnerable sections," Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda said India has seen a...
Respond on suggestion to introduce front-of-pack labelling on food products SC to FSSAI
In an affidavit filed in the court, the FSSAI has said it intends to conduct further research and undertake a systematic mapping of a representative sample of different varieties of packaged food products across both the solid and liquid categories. New Delhi:The...
LIC keen on buying stakes in a suitable health insurance company,says CEO Doraiswamy
``We are evaluating various options available in the market, but we don't have any particular deadline or any such immediate date by which we are looking at doing that. We'll be open to having a stake if a very good opportunity makes itself viable,'' said Doraiswamy,...
China charges former AstraZeneca regional head with “unlawful collection of personal information and medical insurance fraud”
a former executive vice president and a former senior employee of AstraZeneca charged with “unlawful collection of personal information, illegal trade and medical insurance fraud,” the company said on Tuesday. China has officially charged AstraZeneca’s former regional...
India:Rich citizens live in cities with poor conditions
Last week’s budget made a song and dance about various new grants supposedly targeting smaller towns. But the reality is that vital lines of urban finance have been cut. Funding for affordable housing shrank by 6 per cent, for urban rejuvenation by 20 per cent, and...
Stanchart launches health and wellness offerings for high- net-worth clients in partnership with Niva Bupa
Recognising the growing demand among Indian consumers for end-to-end healthcare support, the collaborations,in partnership with Niva Bupaand WHOOP, a fitness and health wearables company, span the entire healthcare journey - from preventive care and early diagnosis to...
Govt sticks to e-cigarette ban in snub for Philip Morris
"The government of India is not considering revoking, amending or relaxing this ban. India remains committed to evidence-based tobacco control and cessation measures," the health ministry said in response to Reuters queries about the lobbying by Philip Morris adding...