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A health worker inoculates a 104 yrs old Octogenarian for COVID-19 vaccine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo)

Delhi: SOPs outlined for vaccination of unregistered healthcare workers

1 min read . Updated: 07 Mar 2021

Claims in a top-up plan are triggered once the claim amount exceeds the deductible (Mint )

A top-up insurance plan does not depend on primary cover

1 min read . Updated: 04 Dec 2020

Missing the instalment may result in lapsation of policy and late payment may mean no cover for that period (Mint)

Monthly health plan premiums a positive, but there’s a flip side

4 min read . Updated: 01 Dec 2020

Insurers find it difficult to price covid insurance so dynamically when they have limited insight into disease incidence rates and little control on costs (Shutterstock)

Covid claims put health insurance ecosystem to test

3 min read . Updated: 30 Nov 2020

Income tax deduction for payment of health insurance premium u/s 80D explained

All about income tax deduction under Sec 80D, 80DD, 80DDB for medical expenses

2 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2020

Districts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir lead the composite index score of Child Well-Being, whereas the districts of Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh scored low on the index, according to the report. (Mint)

Disparity between Indian states in terms of children's health, says report

2 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2020

Experts say that rising premiums is a signal that having a health policy is more important than ever before (Mint)

Renewal health premiums rise, yet buying early makes sense

4 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2020

HDFC Life and HDFC Ergo joined hands to launch a combi insurance product ‘Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach'

HDFC Life, HDFC Ergo unveil combi Corona Kavach health insurance policy

1 min read . Updated: 24 Nov 2020

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 during random testing of people (AP)

India should aim at zero transmission of COVID to healthcare workers: Experts

1 min read . Updated: 22 Nov 2020

For health insurance, Aarogya Sanjeevani policy is a standard health plan that is common across all insurers (Mint)

Most floater plans cover dependant kids up to 25 years

2 min read . Updated: 20 Nov 2020

Microsoft partners with Social Alpha to boost healthtech startups in India

1 min read . Updated: 19 Nov 2020

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A-rated health plans for you

1 min read . Updated: 11 Nov 2020

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Policy bond has disclosures on pre-existing diseases

1 min read . Updated: 05 Nov 2020

Cadila’s revenues grew a decent 13% year-on-year (y-o-y). Its stock gained about 8% on the better-than-expected Q2 performance.

Cadila Healthcare’s earnings, covid-19 portfolio drive stock

1 min read . Updated: 03 Nov 2020

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Buy top-up insurance to cover big-ticket healthcare expenses

2 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2020

Some hospitals were overcharging, some disallowed cashless treatment and insurers were not willing to pay for higher nursing charges

‘Individual health policies are now better than group plans’

3 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2020

The Union Health Ministry has also said that training on managerial aspects of Covid-19 is important (MINT_PRINT)

Govt issues guidelines for managing mental illness amid coronavirus pandemic

2 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2020

A hospital staff member wearing a protective mask rides a bike long a main road during a quarantine curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. (REUTERS)

Consider face masks like Covid vaccine, says Jain amid fears of third wave

1 min read . Updated: 30 Oct 2020

Cabinet approves MoU between India, Cambodia on cooperation in health sector

1 min read . Updated: 29 Oct 2020

The group now has 310 approvals and has so far filed over 390 abbreviated new drug applications. (Reuters)

Zydus Cadila gets tentative nod from USFDA to market diabetes drug

1 min read . Updated: 29 Oct 2020

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