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Private hospitals benefit most from insurance schemes: CMA president
15 hours, 30 minutes ago

Private hospitals benefit most from insurance schemes: CMA president

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: “The Indian healthcare system ranks good in aspects like accessibility and the number of doctors available but struggles with treatment quality,” said Dr J A Jayalal, president of the Commonwealth Medical Association. Without increasing budget allocation, improving the quality of health care will remain a challenge.” Dr Jayalal also said that the penetration of government health insurance schemes is …

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Madurai's Rajaji hospital burdened as district, private hospitals refer trauma cases
5 days, 15 hours ago

Madurai's Rajaji hospital burdened as district, private hospitals refer trauma cases

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: With a high number of trauma cases being referred from government medical colleges from other districts and private hospitals to the Trauma Emergency Care Department of Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai, medicos have flagged the rise in pressure on the largest medical facility in South Tamil Nadu. An elderly nurse from GRH said, "We are under immense pressure as …

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Doctor at the heart of Turkey’s newborn baby deaths case says he was ‘trusted’ physician
4 weeks ago

Doctor at the heart of Turkey’s newborn baby deaths case says he was ‘trusted’ physician

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Turkish doctor at the …

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20 Lko hosps served notices; licence cancelled of Khadra hosp
1 month ago

20 Lko hosps served notices; licence cancelled of Khadra hosp

Hindustan Times  

Twenty private hospitals in the state capital have been served notices for violating health ministry regulations, the chief medical officer of Lucknow, NB Singh, said on Tuesday. CMO team finds KD Hospital in Khadra locked and barred Singh also cancelled the licence of KD Hospital in Khadra, on Tuesday, following the failure of the hospital owner to appear on a …

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Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’
1 month, 1 week ago

Gurugram: TB cases rise to 8k; officials credit ‘better reporting’

Hindustan Times  

Tuberculosis cases in Gurugram have surged to approximately 8,000 so far in 2024, reflecting an increase of about 7,000 cases compared to 2023. Health department officials attribute this rise to a 2022 mandate that requires private hospitals to promptly report TB cases, leading to improved compliance and increased reporting in 2024 in contrast to the last two years. According to …

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Hundreds of thousands of people downgrade private health cover as cost of living bites
2 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of thousands of people downgrade private health cover as cost of living bites

ABC  

The cost-of-living crisis is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to downgrade their private health insurance, new data suggests. "For the first time, we're seeing hard evidence that people with private health insurance, who are desperate to keep it, are really struggling with cost-of-living pressure," she said. While the number of people with private health insurance overall has risen modestly, …

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Private hospitals to rescue NHS
2 months, 1 week ago

Private hospitals to rescue NHS

The Telegraph  

The new plans, now under discussion with the independent sector, would vastly extend this, with private companies having the chance to win a greater share of the market. 2.5 million extra patients treated privately This would mean around 7.5 million NHS patients a year treated in private hospitals, up from around 5 million now. A Government source said: “If there …

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Centre owes ₹249 crore to Punjab under Ayushman Bharat scheme, says minister Dr Balbir Singh
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre owes ₹249 crore to Punjab under Ayushman Bharat scheme, says minister Dr Balbir Singh

Hindustan Times  

Punjab health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh on Tuesday said there has been no diversion of the Central government’s funds sanctioned for the Ayushman Bharat Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana. Punjab health and family welfare minister Dr Balbir Singh The minister was addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan here to “clear the facts” about the AB-MMSBY. The …

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HT Explainer: What’s ailing Ayushman Bharat scheme in Punjab
2 months, 4 weeks ago

HT Explainer: What’s ailing Ayushman Bharat scheme in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Private hospitals in Punjab suspended treatment to patients under the Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana. The Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Mukh Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana provides health insurance cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year to almost 65% population in the state. Health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year and cashless treatment at secondary and …

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Punjab mulls implementing Act to regulate pvt hospitals
3 months ago

Punjab mulls implementing Act to regulate pvt hospitals

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party -led Punjab government is mulling the implementation of the Punjab Clinical Establishments Act-2020 in the state to regulate the functioning of private hospitals. This is the second time that efforts are being made to implement the Act passed by the previous Congress government led by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh as that time it could not …

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Children in regional areas enduring months in pain while waiting for urgent dental care
3 months, 1 week ago

Children in regional areas enduring months in pain while waiting for urgent dental care

ABC  

Children in regional areas are waiting for months in pain and in some cases travelling thousands of kilometres to access urgent dental care as fewer private hospitals offer the procedures and public waitlists blow out. The private hospitals in Rockhampton, a nearly two-hour drive from Mia's home, no longer do dental procedures, and her mum says the public system was …

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Adilabad: Chikungunya on rise along with dengue and viral fevers
3 months, 1 week ago

Adilabad: Chikungunya on rise along with dengue and viral fevers

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Chikungunya cases are on the rise along with other seasonal diseases like dengue and viral fevers. Many people throng government and private hospitals with the symptoms of Chikungunya and viral fevers in Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal and Mancherial districts. Anti-larva spraying operations, bleaching drinking water and flogging operations are missing in many villages despite many people suffering from seasonal …

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UnitingCare Queensland flags split with country's largest health insurance buying group Australian Health Service Alliance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UnitingCare Queensland flags split with country's largest health insurance buying group Australian Health Service Alliance

ABC  

The not-for-profit behind four Queensland hospitals has given notice to end its contract with Australia's largest health insurance buying group. If a new deal is not reached by the end of November, policyholders with AHSA's member health funds will not be covered at UnitingCare Queensland's hospitals, AHSA said. If that fails, AHSA policyholders could face "significant out-of-pocket gaps" at UnitingCare …

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Healthcare services in Pune hampered due to withdrawal of services by hospitals
4 months ago

Healthcare services in Pune hampered due to withdrawal of services by hospitals

Hindustan Times  

Many patients visiting private hospitals faced inconvenience as healthcare services in the city took a hit on Saturday due to the strike by private doctors and hospitals as they protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The patients were still seen visiting private hospitals like Ruby Hall Clinic and Jehangir Hospital among a few others …

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West Bengal’s private hospitals go on strike, shut down out-patient services
4 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal’s private hospitals go on strike, shut down out-patient services

The Hindu  

Out-patient departments and services remained shut in private and government hospitals across West Bengal on Wednesday. “In a show of solidarity with the doctors’ community protesting the heinous incident at R. G. Kar Hospital, we, as part of the medical fraternity and in the fight for Safety, Protection, and Justice, have decided to close OPD services at all Disha Eye …

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Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Cease-work by doctors in Bengal hospitals continues, OPD services hit
4 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Cease-work by doctors in Bengal hospitals continues, OPD services hit

The Hindu  

Healthcare services across West Bengal were disrupted on Wednesday as doctors continued their cease-work, protesting the rape-murder of a woman doctor. Track latest updates from the Kolkata doctor rape and murder case here Long queues were seen at outpatient department ticket counters in government hospitals, where senior doctors joined their junior colleagues in the protest. Private hospitals also kept their …

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Greener pastures continue to lure govt hosp doctors in Lucknow to private fold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Greener pastures continue to lure govt hosp doctors in Lucknow to private fold

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The trend of top doctors crossing over from government hospitals to the private fold for greener pastures continues with at least three-dozen senior/experienced faculty members having quit premier institutes here in the past 5 years. Over a dozen doctors have left King George’s Medical University with the latest being Dr Arshad Ahmad from the department of general surgery in …

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Two patients who died at private hospitals in Pune test positive for Zika
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two patients who died at private hospitals in Pune test positive for Zika

Hindustan Times  

Two patients from the city, aged 76 and 72, who died earlier this month later tested positive for Zika virus infection. A 72-year-old woman, a resident of Prabhat Road, tested positive for Zika virus infection on Friday The deceased from Warje was admitted at Joshi Hospital on July 10 and reportedly died on July 14. His samples were sent to …

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Dengue tests: Labs warned against hiking price
5 months ago

Dengue tests: Labs warned against hiking price

The Hindu  

Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Divya Prabhu has warned private hospitals and laboratories against charging high price for tests done for detection of dengue and said that as per law, action would be taken to cancel the license of such hospitals and labs. As the number of dengue cases increased, the State government on June 3 capped the price of Dengue …

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Private hospitals in Kerala face shortage of hepatitis B vaccine
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Private hospitals in Kerala face shortage of hepatitis B vaccine

The Hindu  

Private hospitals in Kerala have been experiencing a shortage of hepatitis B vaccine given to newborns, healthcare workers, medical and nursing students and those who go abroad, for the past many weeks. According to the World Health Organisation, 254 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B infection in 2022, with 1.2 million new cases adding up each year. In …

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BMH secures biggest investment in State’s private healthcare sector
5 months, 3 weeks ago

BMH secures biggest investment in State’s private healthcare sector

The Hindu  

With American global investment company KKR & Co. Inc., also known as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., signing a definitive agreement with Kozhikode-based Baby Memorial Hospital to the tune of investment worth $300 million, a hospital with Kerala origin has secured the biggest investment in the State’s private healthcare sector. Alexander, BMH provides 1,000-beds facility across Kozhikode and Kannur, offering …

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Ayushman and Chirayu scheme Haryana: Private hospital stop patient admissions over pending dues
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ayushman and Chirayu scheme Haryana: Private hospital stop patient admissions over pending dues

Hindustan Times  

The private hospitals in various part of the state on Monday stopped admitting patients under the central government’s Ayushman Bharat free treatment scheme and state government’s Chirayu Haryana’ scheme, for non-clearance of the payments worth over ₹200 crore by the state government. Indian medical association state president Dr Ajay Mahajan said that nearly 600 private hospitals across the state are …

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Telangana: Give priority to roads and NH works, Komatireddy tells officials
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Give priority to roads and NH works, Komatireddy tells officials

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Friday said that due to the BRS government’s neglect of roads, the Centre had sanctioned small amounts to the state in the last three years. State seeks return of vacant lands allotted to central PSUs Hyderabad: Industries minister D. Sridhar Babu has urged the Union minister for heavy industries H.D. Health …

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Top Private Hospitals Push For Late Reimbursement Penalties, Co-payment Model To Join Ayushman Bharat
7 months, 1 week ago

Top Private Hospitals Push For Late Reimbursement Penalties, Co-payment Model To Join Ayushman Bharat

News 18  

Aimed at encouraging the participation of high-end tertiary hospitals in the Modi government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Scheme, the country’s top private hospitals have told an apex panel to bring back penalties for delayed reimbursement of hospital claims and introduce a co-payment model, News18 has learnt. Suffering from lower participation of top private hospitals, the Ayushman Bharat scheme provides secondary and …

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