Page 16 - Health Insurance

After standardising health insurance, Irdai looks at rating of hospitals

Under the rating mechanism, insurers can charge on the basis of grades based on facilities like number of doctors or equipment in the hospital

Offer standard health policies with maximum sum insured Rs 5 lakh: Irdai

The product will be named as Arogya Sanjeevani Policy, succeeded by the name of the insurance company

Irdai slaps Rs 2.18 cr fine on Hero Insurance Broking for violating norms

Irdai, in its order, clarified that neither the insurance broker nor the MISP can create such a panel of insurers for selling motor insurance policies

PE, venture capital deals in healthcare, health tech firms grew 16% in 2019

Surge defies economic slowdown and a pricing and insurance issues, as healthcare is seen as a necessity from consumer's perspective

IRDAI backs hospital ratings for standardisation of health insurance

Rating of hospitals would be an addition of this database, as will lead to more standardisation the health insurance segment

Family planning to travel: Expert answers all health insurance queries

Will you be covered by health insurance in case if you participate in an adventure activity like paragliding, trekking?

'I am fit and fine' attitude may prove costly; buy health insurance early

Sum insured in health policies should be raised at key life stages and then every 3 years

IRDAI to seek councils' view before offering indemnity- based health plans

Non-life companies feel that allowing life insurers to offer indemnity-based plans will increase competition further in the market

90% poorest have no health insurance, reel under high medical costs: Report

The poor are routinely forced to dip into their savings, borrow, delay treatment or receive poor quality care, experts said.

What's cooking? Investors line up for a share of the health insurance pie

Four out of the seven standalone health insurers have seen stake buyouts either by PEs or strategic players in recent months

NSO data paints a dismal picture of health insurance in the country

While households across income groups are borrowing less to pay for medical costs, the insurance sector has progressively ignored the poor and focused instead on the more lucrative upper-income groups

Postmen, grameen dak sevaks may soon start selling insurance policies

Irdai said IPPB will also have to put in place a system to identify the postman and grameen dak sevak who has sold an insurance policy

Govt to offer private hospitals incentive to boost Modicare scheme: Report

India has so far registered about 20% of the eligible 500 million people, due to lack of public awareness of the scheme and low private sector participation

Low health care expenditure to impact risk-pooling model: NITI Aayog

Think tank plans building up system for middle class, which isn't covered under any health scheme

Expensive child healthcare? Family floater health plan can be your saviour

Some insurers may allow adding child to family floater health plan any time, otherwise do it at the time of renewal

Build a health contingency fund to meet out-of-pocket medical expenses

The average senior citizen couple spends close to Rs 2 lakh on day-to-day health care expenditures every year

How to choose an ideal health plan? Expert answers all queries

It is always advisable to buy a separate, personal health insurance policy that will provide protection to your family and you

Strategies for meeting the medical expenses of one's ageing parents

Medical insurance for seniors comes with co-payment clauses, sub-limits, and waiting periods; buy the cover, but also build a health contingency fund

Need health insurance plan? High-value covers can have restrictions

Watch out if the policy limits illnesses or the number of days of treatment

Diagnostic players ride on changes in health insurance to beat slowdown

Metropolis, Dr Lal and Thyrocare are likely to see more gains led by expansion, increasing penetration, preventive testing and government's Ayushman Bharat scheme