Mumbai: Health insurance penetration in India has been growing at a sluggish pace despite the high growth of 22% in premium numbers. The number of lives covered under individual policies in March 2023 grew 2.5% to 528.9 lakh — lower than March […]
Galaxy Health and Allied Insurance Company received approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) on Friday to commence health insurance business in India. During the 125th meeting held on 19 March 2024, the insurance regulator granted approval to […]
Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most. Shortly after Abundis transitioned from limited to full-scope coverage in 2022 under California’s expansion of Medi-Cal to older residents without legal immigration status, he was diagnosed with […]
General and health insurance companies have decided to opt for ‘cashless’ treatment under health insurance policies across the country from Thursday. Under the ‘Cashless Everywhere’ system, the policyholder can get treated in any hospital they choose, and a cashless facility will be […]
Australian patients are being shortchanged by private health insurance companies, which are collecting significantly larger profits while returning a smaller proportion of premiums to customers. This week we released our 2023 Private Health Insurance Report Card, which shows the rebates for identical […]
Heather Howard (left) and Gillian Tisdale The Affordable Care Act, commonly known as “Obamacare,” was enacted 14 years ago this week. This landmark legislation made sweeping changes to improve access to and quality of health coverage: It expanded Medicaid, established marketplaces for […]
As January 16 coverage deadline approaches, Biden-Harris Administration continues to encourage Americans to sign up for quality, affordable health care coverage ACA Marketplace National Enrollment Snapshot Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that over 20 […]
Under the IRDAI Vision 2047, the government is aiming to provide “Insurance for All” by 2047. The Association of Healthcare Providers India (AHPI) has lauded the Ministry of Finance for contemplating setting up an independent regulator for health insurance. The ministries of […]