New Insurance Policy for HIV Positive
National Aids Control Organization (NACO) is going to press insurance companies to make insurance ‘inclusive and universal for people living with HIV (PLHIV).
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SBI ULIP GUARANTEES FIXED RETURNS
Smart wealth assure, a new plan initiated by SBI, which aims to provide guaranteed fixed returns to the policyholder.
The Needle of Diagnostics
[This article was published in the March 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Powered by technology, dominated by corporates and driven by new-age consumers, the diagnostic laboratory market in India has taken a giant leap forward
“claims servicing would continue to be a key area of focus” : Bhargav Dasgupta, MD and CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company, India
ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd. is the largest private sector general insurance company in India. In an interaction with eHealth, Bhargav Dasgupta, MD and CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company shared his perspective on the emerging health insurance environment in India vis-a-vis the world. Excerpts:
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Costing System in Hospitals
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The growing need of hospitals to have an efficient system to control costs and at the same time maintain quality
A Comprehensive Health Package at Rs 10
[This article was published in the January 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Yeshaswini is the largest micro health insurance scheme launched in the world with three million farmers as subscribers
Snapshots of Change
[This article was published in the January 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] A rainbow collection of stories in the field of healthcare that track the life of India growing fast, and how!
Health insurance grows 42% in H1
Aided by government health schemes and correction in rates, insurance for health and personal accidents recorded highest growth in the non-life insurance segment during the first half of the financial year.
“If prevention becomes a culture in India, the impact will be phenomenal” : Amol Naikwadi, Indus Health Plus
“If prevention becomes a culture in India, the impact will be phenomenal”
Only some 1.08% Indians have medical insurance
According to a research report issued by India’s National Insurance Academy, only some 1.08 percent of the one billion Indians have secured medical insurance cover since 1986 when health insurance was first introduced in the country.
Feds make smart phone health apps available
The Health Resources and Services Administration has made available for free a mobile version of its “Find a Health Center” application for iPhones through iTunes. The online version of the health center locator can be accessed at HRSA’s website.
Each day, an average of 3,200 people use the app to find healthcare services at HRSA supported community health centers, HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield said in an announcement.
CII-GOI join hands to bring out skilled workers in healthcare
To increase the number of skilled workers in healthcare, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is working with the health department to train school dropouts to work in hospitals and for homecare, reports media.
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