Covid-19 crisis should be used to sell health insurance for the long term
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 crisis should be used to sell health insurance for the long term

Live Mint  

It may come as no surprise that covid-19 has accelerated awareness about health insurance; more and more people are now buying a cover. But with covid-19 spiraling out of control and nightmarish stories of hospital experience and inflated bills slapped all over social media, panic has goaded many to consider health insurance seriously. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India wants non-life companies to mandatorily offer standard covid-19 health insurance policies that pay for covid-19 treatment. It has also allowed both life and non-life companies to offer optional defined benefit plans and other short-term health insurance plans—you can Irdai’s rationale seems to ensure more people are insured for covid-19-related medical expenses at an affordable rate, but this line of thinking has one serious flaw. A health insurance expert I spoke to on pricing said, “It’s like the forest is on fire and I have to insure a house where the fire has not reached yet.” He estimated the pricing of the standard covid-19 indemnity plan to be somewhere around that of Arogya Sanjeevani, the standard basic health insurance policy that is mandated to be sold by all insurers.

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Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier
3 days, 23 hours ago

Soaring inflation pushes up health insurance premiums; makes standardised care costlier

The Hindu  

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, India is witnessing a surge in healthcare cost inflation, making assured and standardised healthcare unviable for several sections of the society and pushing up health insurance premiums. Speaking to The Hindu, Sumit Bohra, president of the Insurance Brokers Association of India notes that currently in India, rising healthcare costs and growing health insurance premiums are feeding …

Budget 2024: Health insurers seek more attractive tax incentives—and a regulator
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Health insurers seek more attractive tax incentives—and a regulator

Live Mint  

In the interim budget for 2024-25 presented in February, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the government’s allocation towards the health sector by nearly 14%. “To enable better retail health insurance penetration, the government can consider categorising them under a separate HSN code and lowering the tax to 5%," says Parimal Heda, chief investment officer, GoDigit General Insurance. The tax on …

'Accept Covid-19 as Part of Lifestyle': Don't Panic, Says Top Epidemiologist But Advises Caution
1 year ago

'Accept Covid-19 as Part of Lifestyle': Don't Panic, Says Top Epidemiologist But Advises Caution

News 18  

It’s time for the public to stop being surprised by the rise in Covid-19 cases and recognise coronavirus as a permanent part of their lifestyle, former Indian Council of Medical Research scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar has told News18.com. The country’s top epidemiologist, who was the face of India’s apex medical research agency during government briefings on Covid-19 last year, said …

Great strides made in insurance, but there is still a long way to go
1 year, 5 months ago

Great strides made in insurance, but there is still a long way to go

Live Mint  

Two decades ago when I joined the insurance industry, it had just about been privatized. Today, insurers cannot deny a life claim after three years and a health claim after eight years of buying an insurance policy; health insurance products are renewable as long as you live, irrespective of claims you make; premiums cannot be changed based on your claim …

Ready, or not: The Hindu Editorial on rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and India’s state of preparedness
1 year, 8 months ago

Ready, or not: The Hindu Editorial on rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and India’s state of preparedness

The Hindu  

The better part of management is preparedness. On April 12, a total of 7,830 new cases were reported in a 24-hour period, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data, possibly the highest in over 200 days. However, health systems can scarcely afford to be under prepared, especially considering the recent traumatic experience of a raging pandemic taking a huge toll. …

Post-COVID demand for health insurance in India shoots up by 321%: report
2 years, 5 months ago

Post-COVID demand for health insurance in India shoots up by 321%: report

The Hindu  

Demand for health insurance in India shot up by 321% post-COVID, with Star Health, Max Bupa, Aditya Birla, HDFC Ergo, and Acko dominating the leading five searched and sought-after insurance brands, according to the latest Just Dial Consumer Insights released recently. The report suggests that while searches during the April-May-June’22 quarter shot up three times year-on-year, the quarter-on-quarter growth was …

To bolster health care, governments must raise their budget allocations
2 years, 9 months ago

To bolster health care, governments must raise their budget allocations

Hindustan Times  

We are now past the halfway mark between 2017 and 2025. The National Health Policy 2017 aimed to increase public health spending from about 1% of the Gross Domestic Product to 2.5% by 2025. Before NHP 2017, NHP 2002, National Rural Health Mission in 2005, and the 11th and 12th five-year plans, all envisioned an increase in public health spending …

World Cancer Day 2022: How COVID-19 impacted cancer care in India
2 years, 10 months ago

World Cancer Day 2022: How COVID-19 impacted cancer care in India

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the entire gamut of cancer care in India, including delaying diagnosis and treatment, and halting clinical trials. In response, healthcare systems are rapidly reorganizing cancer services to ensure that patients continue to receive essential care while minimizing exposure to the COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 exposed cancer care vulnerabilities The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed several vulnerabilities and …

Budget 2022: Why healthcare policies need to factor entire value chain from prevention, diagnosis, treatment to insurance coverage
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Why healthcare policies need to factor entire value chain from prevention, diagnosis, treatment to insurance coverage

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: The COVID-19 crisis experience has already highlighted the challenges faced by the healthcare sector Although healthcare has always been an evolving field with a focus on new therapies, drugs, diagnostic techniques, preventive medicine, and constant research, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that shifted attention to our preparedness in facing a healthcare crisis. Budget 2020-21 takeaways The Rs …

Insurers tighten rules, raise rates
2 years, 11 months ago

Insurers tighten rules, raise rates

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Saddled with a large number of death claims in the last two Covid waves, life insurance companies are increasing the prices of term plans, introducing tighter medical underwriting and longer waiting periods, besides increasing their reserves to combat the impact of the ongoing pandemic. While a large number of death claims continued to be reported during the first two …

You can now get COVID-19 travel insurance. Here's what it does and doesn't cover
3 years, 1 month ago

You can now get COVID-19 travel insurance. Here's what it does and doesn't cover

ABC  

Australians travelling overseas for the first time since international borders reopened are paying hundreds of dollars for travel insurance — but the fine print reveals some very big COVID-related exclusions. Key points: Major companies including NIB and Qantas are starting to sell travel insurance again Most are offering limited protection for medical and travel expenses if people get COVID while …

Vital relief: The Hindu Editorial on COVID-19 death compensation
3 years, 3 months ago

Vital relief: The Hindu Editorial on COVID-19 death compensation

The Hindu  

It took an assertive Supreme Court to persuade a reluctant Centre, and in a welcome turn of events, families of those who died of COVID-19 are to get ex gratia financial relief of ₹50,000 per deceased individual within 30 days of submitting the necessary documents. As of September 13, WHO recorded 4,45,768 COVID-19 deaths in India and 3,35,31,498 confirmed cases, …

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns
3 years, 4 months ago

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the catastrophic consequences of the public health system remaining largely underfunded in India. A nationwide study on three vulnerable groups during the pandemic published recently said: “Public health measures are rarely apolitical, and, as the situation in India shows, can be experienced as forms of exclusion and repression for vulnerable groups of people.” The study, …

'One-Size-Fits-All Approach Untenable': Lancet Experts Recommend 8 'Urgent Actions' To Tackle Covid Resurgence In India
3 years, 6 months ago

'One-Size-Fits-All Approach Untenable': Lancet Experts Recommend 8 'Urgent Actions' To Tackle Covid Resurgence In India

ABP News  

New Delhi: In its June 12 issue, 'The Lancet' medical journal has addressed the coronavirus crisis witnessed in India and recommended eight "urgent actions" that need to be taken to tackle the resurgence as the pandemic spreads into rural populations. Here are the eight "urgent actions" suggested by the authors in 'The Lancet' journal to help India: The organisation of …

How can India prepare for the third wave
3 years, 6 months ago

How can India prepare for the third wave

Hindustan Times  

The second wave of Covid-19 infections in India peaked on May 9, 2021. Data from the Covid-19 Sample Collection Management System of the Indian Council of Medical Research shows that testing facilities are extremely skewed in states such as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The poorest 20% of people, as per Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure, are almost three times more …

To prepare for the third wave of Covid-19, here is what India needs to do
3 years, 6 months ago

To prepare for the third wave of Covid-19, here is what India needs to do

Hindustan Times  

The second wave of Covid-19 infections in India peaked on May 9, 2021. Data from the Covid-19 Sample Collection Management System of the Indian Council of Medical Research shows that testing facilities are extremely skewed in states such as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. 31 out of the 735 districts in the country listed on the portal had no sample collection …

India has to buy time to ensure high coverage of COVID vaccination is achieved, says government
3 years, 6 months ago

India has to buy time to ensure high coverage of COVID vaccination is achieved, says government

The Hindu  

India has to buy time to ensure that high coverage of vaccination against COVID-19 is achieved, the government said on Friday. Data sharing is going on with the WHO to give recognition to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, the government said, adding that India was pursuing it and wanted to achieve it as soon as possible. Almost 68 per cent decline has …

After surviving Covid-19, it's now a fight to get medical insurance claims
3 years, 6 months ago

After surviving Covid-19, it's now a fight to get medical insurance claims

India Today  

As if fighting Covid-19 was not enough, many families across the nation are now engulfed in a battle with their insurance companies and repaying loans for the exorbitant bills of their treatment. Maharashtra: ‘Insurance Company Looting People’ Pooja Tiwari, a resident of Balaji Nagar in Maharashtra’s Akola, tested positive in October 2020 and had to be admitted to Hotel Regency …

Opinion | Why India needs to improve its rickety health infrastructure
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | Why India needs to improve its rickety health infrastructure

India TV News  

With the second wave of pandemic showing a marked decline, the number of daily fresh Covid cases across India fell to 2,08,921 on Tuesday, while 4,157 deaths were reported. Image Source : PTI Why India needs to improve its rickety health infrastructure Image Source : PTI Representative image of a COVID hospital in Bhagalpur, Bihar I think Soren made this …

COVID-19 crisis: CII calls for strongest national steps, curbs on economic activity
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 crisis: CII calls for strongest national steps, curbs on economic activity

India TV News  

Industry body CII has urged the government to take "strongest" national steps including curtailing economic activity to contain the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country. CII President Uday Kotak has asked for the highest-level response measures to address the rising wave of COVID-19 cases, as currently safeguarding lives is key to cut the transmission links. "At this critical juncture …

Shadow of Long Covid: Why India needs to prepare for long-term effects of coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

Shadow of Long Covid: Why India needs to prepare for long-term effects of coronavirus

India Today  

While the immediate impact of the second Covid-19 wave on the health system is clearly visible in terms of shortage of oxygen, ICU beds, over-stretched testing and treatment services, new studies suggest that another public health sector crisis associated with the long-term effects of the virus could be looming over our heads. A recent peer reviewed study published in Nature …

India must prioritise narrowing the gaps in essential medical supplies, hospital capacities: WHO
3 years, 7 months ago

India must prioritise narrowing the gaps in essential medical supplies, hospital capacities: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organization says that filling the critical gaps in essential medical supplies and hospital capacities should be of first priority as India battles Covid-19 surge. We need to act with speed, expand hospital capacities and equip them with medical supplies, most needed to save lives,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO South-East Asia region. In addition, …

Covid-19 treatment at home: How to claim insurance, documents required and more
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 treatment at home: How to claim insurance, documents required and more

India Today  

People who have tested positive during the second wave are finding it extremely difficult to find beds in hospitals for treatment. While many hospitals and healthcare providers are extending home care treatment facilities, many people are worried whether their health insurance policy will cover such costs. INSURANCE FOR COViD TREATMENT AT HOME Not all health insurance plans may include home …

Did You Know Insurance Can Cover Claim For Covid Treatment At Temporary Hospital? Check Details Here
3 years, 8 months ago

Did You Know Insurance Can Cover Claim For Covid Treatment At Temporary Hospital? Check Details Here

ABP News  

With the covid-19 cases breaching new records every day, medical infrastructure in some states is almost on the verge of collapse with some facing a shortage of ICU beds. In such a crisis when Covid-19 patients are facing an acute shortage of beds, it raises another concern whether the health insurance policies, including the Corona Kavach, will cover the cost …

Why health insurance is important during COVID-19 times - Explained
3 years, 8 months ago

Why health insurance is important during COVID-19 times - Explained

India TV News  

The COVID-19 pandemic has made us realise that future is uncertain, and medical emergency can take place anytime. Pre and Post Medical Expenses: Your Health Insurance will provide the free annual health checkups without any charge which includes all basic tests like blood sugar, Urine, Cholesterol, ECG etc. “A comprehensive and adequate Health Insurance plan is almost indispensable if one …

Covid-19 healthcare workers left with no insurance cover, govt says new plan soon
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 healthcare workers left with no insurance cover, govt says new plan soon

India Today  

Amid the raging second wave of coronavirus in India, the Centre concluded the Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for the healthcare workers who die on Covid-19 duty. Since the Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme expires on April 24, the health ministry said the government is in talks with an insurance company to come up with a new dispensation. According to …

Union Budget 2021: Make insurance more affordable, attractive proposition for customers
3 years, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Make insurance more affordable, attractive proposition for customers

Firstpost  

The healthcare sector must be supported and encouraged to expand and thrive so that it can make a real difference to the country’s economy and employment. Also, the increase in the limit of tax deduction in Section 80D of the Income Tax Act can help better penetration of health insurance. Currently, all the life and health insurance policies are exempted …

Covid-19 Has Shown Affordable, Accessible Healthcare Can’t Be Ignored. Budget 2021 Must Deliver on That
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 Has Shown Affordable, Accessible Healthcare Can’t Be Ignored. Budget 2021 Must Deliver on That

News 18  

As coronavirus gnawed its way through India, there was a multi-sectoral downward impact across industries. Budget 2021 must address the need for higher allocations and funding to the healthcare sector. Schemes like Ayushman Bharat and projects that are being initiated under the National Digital Health Mission are painting a promising picture for the sector, especially with the government evaluating models …

As long-term COVID risks rise, life insurers impose curbs: Report
3 years, 11 months ago

As long-term COVID risks rise, life insurers impose curbs: Report

Al Jazeera  

Some insurers are imposing waiting periods before COVID patients can apply for coverage, industry sources tell Reuters. Global life insurers are taking steps to curb payouts stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, including long-term health consequences that are not fully understood, industry sources told the Reuters news agency. Life insurers, including Prudential Financial Inc, and Aviva PLC, are now imposing waiting …

The antidote for India’s healthcare woes
4 years ago

The antidote for India’s healthcare woes

Live Mint  

“This is indeed India!” remarked Mark Twain, as he tried to grasp the complex and nuanced Indian society. Considering that India’s healthcare spending, at 3.5% of gross domestic product, is significantly lower than peers, one would assume that higher government spending can alleviate all the pain points in the healthcare ecosystem. Similarly, India can work towards creating a Health Open …

Covid-19 limited 25 million Indian couples’ access to contraceptives: UNAIDS
4 years ago

Covid-19 limited 25 million Indian couples’ access to contraceptives: UNAIDS

Live Mint  

NEW DELH: Covid-19 pandemic has limited access to contraceptives for more than 25 million couples in India, according to a report released by UNAIDS on Thursday. The World AIDS Day report 2020 also pointed out that among people living with HIV, approximately 35% of women aged 15 to 49 years faced discriminatory attitudes between 2014 and 2019. The report showed …

Should you renew your covid insurance? Life insurance advise for New Year
4 years, 1 month ago

Should you renew your covid insurance? Life insurance advise for New Year

Live Mint  

The New Year is the perfect time to create a secure financial plan and make some sensible decisions that will impact one’s long-term physical, emotional and financial well-being. In the interim, it is strongly recommended for people to buy or renew their covid plan in the year ahead, as insurance is a protection against any uncertainty and it helps in …

Covid-19 scare: Five must-have insurance covers you should buy this Diwali
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 scare: Five must-have insurance covers you should buy this Diwali

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Diwali 2020 is unique in many ways. Here are the five must-have insurance covers: Health Insurance: The pandemic has boosted demand for health insurance policies, which is explained by how these policies have become a must-have product from a good-to-have product. Everyone should definitely get their own health insurance because uncertainties such as job loss or temporary unemployment …

Planning To Buy Coronavirus Health Insurance Policy? Here's How You Can Avail
4 years, 1 month ago

Planning To Buy Coronavirus Health Insurance Policy? Here's How You Can Avail

ABP News  

Ever since the outbreak of novel Coronavirus, India has been witnessing a continuous surge in the number of infected cases. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has designed a standard Covid-19 specific product addressing basic health insurance needs of insuring public with common policy wordings across the industry.The authority has mandated general …

Travel insurance: which policies cover you for Covid-19?
4 years, 1 month ago

Travel insurance: which policies cover you for Covid-19?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. You’re covered if you’re denied boarding by your transport operator as a result of a high temperature or a positive …

COVID-19: Life and health insurances are must for ’safeguarding future’, shows survey
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19: Life and health insurances are must for ’safeguarding future’, shows survey

Live Mint  

At least 80% Indians purchase life and health insurance products to safeguard future, a survey reveals. The survey shows life insurance followed by health insurance are the top-most financial products bought with an intention to safeguard the family’s future. The top three reasons for stress are attributed to Financial Security against critical illness, Family member getting infected by any lifestyle …

Current Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic on Multiple Trajectories in Urban, Semi-urban Areas: MoS Health
4 years, 3 months ago

Current Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic on Multiple Trajectories in Urban, Semi-urban Areas: MoS Health

News 18  

The current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in India is on multiple trajectories across urban and semi-urban areas with Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi being the most affected, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. “Since the country has a huge population, it is expected that there would be a large number of …

COVID-19 health insurance policies’ tenure may be extended, hints IRDAI chairman
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 health insurance policies’ tenure may be extended, hints IRDAI chairman

Live Mint  

Considering the high number of coronavirus cases in the country, the insurance regulator is mulling to extend the tenure of COVID-19 insurance products. The insurance regulator earlier instructed the companies to introduce standard health insurance products to fight against coronavirus. Corona Rakshak is a fixed benefit plan in which if a policyholder is diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalised for three …

COVID-19: Insurance scheme for health workers extended for 6 months
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: Insurance scheme for health workers extended for 6 months

The Hindu  

The ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package insurance scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19’ has now been extended for another 180 days, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. This Central sector scheme provides an insurance cover of ₹50 lakh to healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of COVID-19 patients and …

COVID-19: A chain of blunders by the Central government
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: A chain of blunders by the Central government

The Hindu  

“ The response to COVID-19 has been driven by political priorities rather than by public health and epidemiological expertise.” This is the retrospective assessment three well-known public health specialists have made of the manner in which the pandemic has been handled so far in the country. “The epidemic,” the scientist trio observe in TheAJTMH article, “is in different stages in …

Health insurers see slow growth in Aug as collections drop
4 years, 3 months ago

Health insurers see slow growth in Aug as collections drop

Live Mint  

Standalone health insurance companies recorded 25.85% growth in premium between March and August, showed Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India data, as the pandemic led more people to take health cover. Irdai data showed that Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd, Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd, Max Bupa Health Insurance Co. Ltd and ManipalCigna Health Insurance Co. …

Covid-19 possible second wave as India unlocks: How ready is healthcare system?
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 possible second wave as India unlocks: How ready is healthcare system?

India Today  

India is witnessing a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Randeep Guleria, the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, ended speculation over the existence of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in an interview to India Today. The fresh spike in cases across worst-affected states has pushed the country's daily Covid-19 caseload to over 90,000 …

Costs of India’s covid crisis are too high
4 years, 3 months ago

Costs of India’s covid crisis are too high

Live Mint  

India is reeling from a quadruple whammy that is practically unique even during this pandemic. Programs like Britain’s furlough scheme or the U.S.’s $600 per week unemployment aid are a distant dream in India. Perhaps that’s because the case fatality rate, as far as the government can tell, is well below 2% and thus among the lowest in the world. …

Watch | Is COVID-19 intensifying in rural India?
4 years, 3 months ago

Watch | Is COVID-19 intensifying in rural India?

The Hindu  

With COVID-19 cases in India crossing the 4 million mark, the focus is shifting to rural areas. In subsequent stages, not only have the cases grown at a relatively quicker pace but the locus too has shifted to rural areas where the health infrastructure is fragile. According to a World Bank estimate, more than 65% of India’s population resides in …

Covid-19 Derails Essential Healthcare Services Globally, Says WHO; Sharp Disruptions in India Too
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 Derails Essential Healthcare Services Globally, Says WHO; Sharp Disruptions in India Too

News 18  

The World Health Organisation has published a first indicative survey on the impact of COVID-19 on health systems based on reports from 105 countries. Data collected from five regions between from March to June 2020 illustrate that almost every country experienced disruption in its health services, with low- and middle-income countries reporting the greatest difficulties. Most countries reported that many …

'Corona Kavach' Amid Pandemic! Here's Why You Must Consider Taking Covid-19 Health Insurance Policies
4 years, 4 months ago

'Corona Kavach' Amid Pandemic! Here's Why You Must Consider Taking Covid-19 Health Insurance Policies

ABP News  

Ever since the outbreak of novel Coronavirus, India has been witnessing a continuous surge in the number of infected cases. The daily health bulletin states that the Covid-19 tally in the country rises to 28,36,926 including 6,86,395 active cases and 53,866 deaths so far.In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has designed a …

Covid-19: Health insurance is your best bet against steep medical costs
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Health insurance is your best bet against steep medical costs

Hindustan Times  

It’s been a few months since the world woke up to the realization that a pandemic was underway. Skyrocketing medical costs Several ’ and ‘’ with uniform features, terms, and conditions. Reliance General Insurance offers a slew of unique benefits as part of its policy, so that you can allay your fears about healthcare in these stressful times. Some of …

Opinion | Not every covid patient can afford to recover at home
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Not every covid patient can afford to recover at home

Live Mint  

In early June, my 90-plus uncle developed a fever. The “home isolation packs” offered by private health providers of “covid-protocol trained and equipped” medical attendants are a cheaper and safer alternative. Journalist Puja Mehra points out that India’s total healthcare spending is 3.6% of gross domestic product and that the “average for OECD countries in 2018 was 8.8% of GDP”. …

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has massively disrupted our lives. But the impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown on the ‘business’ of health care has not been examined. Investigating these important questions and critically analysing their answers may make future health care more beneficial to patients. The widely prevalent practice of a ‘health check-up’ which does not have proven public health value …

Safeguarding your physical and financial well-being with COVID-19 health insurance
4 years, 5 months ago

Safeguarding your physical and financial well-being with COVID-19 health insurance

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is a reality that isn’t going away any time soon, and as all of us try and find a few certainties in an uncertain scenario, we can’t help but wonder what next. Insurance policies to the rescue Unsurprisingly, the pandemic has fuelled awareness about health insurance policies with people sharing their nightmarish experiences of the difficulties in getting timely …

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