HOSPITALISATION COST

The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal, found that this section of society was at twice the risk of hospitalisation compared to the general population, especially due to mental and respiratory diseases. The researchers found a f...

Maternity Insurance is a type of health insurance policy that offers coverage for all pregnancy-related expenses.

On May 12, the airline announced that it was gradually restoring its flights and stabilizing its network, with full normalcy expected by Tuesday. On the same day, the cabin crew union reported that all members who had called in sick had returned to ...

Shweta Rajani emphasizes the importance of evaluating medical insurance costs and coverage, advocating for policies covering various treatments, especially for women's health. She also highlights the need for comprehensive policies in the face of ri...

On paper, cashless everywhere is a great initiative as it aims to reduce out-of-pocket expenses of policyholders for medical treatments. However, health insurance policyholders need to keep a couple of things in mind before opting for a cashless eve...

Administering oral doses of the antibiotic azithromycin to pregnant individuals could potentially serve as a cost-effective measure for mitigating maternal sepsis, mortality, or infection in developing nations. This conclusion stems from a study inc...

Budget 2024: The cost of treatment for common ailments that require hospitalisation has more than doubled in five years. A Rs-10-lakh health insurance, which could cover a family of three to five years back, is not adequate to take care of the medic...

We need a universal healthcare approach across people, systems and processes. The fragmented healthcare system needs to reverse the fragmentation of funding and service provision to enable the emergence of a strategic buyer (government, both at the ...

Romania was shaken by a series of twin explosions that tore through a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station leaving 57 people injured and 1 dead.

Average claim for infectious diseases rose to Rs 64,135 in 2022 from Rs 24,569 in 2018, which is an increase of over 160% and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26% (see graphic), data from Policybazaar showed. The amount is higher in metros li...

A personal accident policy covers death, disabilities and medical expenses at a very low cost. Find out why you should buy one.

In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari further said 24 states/UTs have reported 2,56,935 government-owned vehicles older than 15 years.

To seek out the private sector’s help to improve the basic standard of healthcare by not denying emergency care to every patient seeking it is not wrong per se. The medical profession is expected to keep patients’ interest above everything else. How...

Many organisations, such as Samarth, Emoha, KITES and Yodda, provide a range of services for senior citizens, from medical care to house maintenance and financial tasks for domestic and NRI customers, the cost depending on the type of package you.

As top-up plans get phased out, here are the things to consider before you buy a super top-up cover.

In the fifth part of this series on major illnesses in India, we tell you the cost of diagnosis and treatment for strokes, so that you can ensure adequate insurance and financial readiness.

Any disease that affects lungs and parts of the respiratory system is known as pulmonary disease. Brought into the limelight by Covid, also a respiratory disorder, these diseases are mostly caused by bacterial, viral or fungal infections, smoking to...

Before the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in India only 10 per cent of people were interested in buying health insurance to cover new age diseases, but now 71 per cent people consider health insurance as a necessity to fight unforeseen pandemic li...

The average insurance settlement for a patient hospitalised for Covid-19 is Rs 90,118 — significantly short of the average claim size of Rs 1.56 lakh. This is shown in the latest industry data periodically compiled by the General Insurance Council (...