Understand your travel insurance policy before travelling abroad this summer. This article outlines what travel insurance covers, including trip cancellations, missed connections, and medical emergencies, and what it excludes, such as war-related disruptions and pre-existing conditions.
To handle the sudden loss of cashless facility, patients should maintain an emergency fund or a short-term credit line to manage all or part of hospitalisation costs.
There have been some cases where the entire family has perished or both spouses died in the crash, which are making the claims process particularly complex.
The most important finding of the study was that the Spike-protein neutralising antibodies found in the mixed vaccine groups were significantly higher than the same-vaccine groups, D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman of AIG Hospitals said.
The Hyderabad-based AIG Hospitals recently published a study conducted on 260 healthcare workers, who got vaccinated between January 16 and February 5, in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases (a peer-reviewed journal).
Observing that working conditions have made doctors and health professionals susceptible to violence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member task force to formulate a national protocol for ensuring safety and facilities for them in the wake of the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata.
'Opt for a minimum cover of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 15 lakh, especially in urban and metro areas.'
Some products offer terrorism cover as part of the base offering, while in others it is an optional cover.
The Big B, who is 80, broke his rib cartilage and is currently resting at home in Mumbai.
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday approved 139 Padma awards including seven Padma Vibhushans, 19 Padma Bhushans and 113 Padma Shris.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday night ordered the removal of the Sagar district collector, superintendent of police and sub-divisional magistrate following the deaths of nine children on Sunday, an official said.
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Twenty people have been arrested in connection with the post-poll violence incidents in the state, the police said.
'A policy that covers a wider range of diseases will offer greater peace of mind.'
''She can recover as other vital organs are not damaged,'' her doctor said
The US-based global financial company is understood to have shown a "keen interest" in helping the hospital, which has 140 acres in its land bank, to unlock the value of its real estate assets.
There are cash plans that cover for the cost of travelling to a hospital or keeping a relative with the patient.
Chidambaram has sought interim bail in the INX media money laundering case on medical grounds, saying his condition is deteriorating and he needs to be in a sterile environment.
Buying medical insurance? Make sure that you know what you are getting and what you are not.
IRDA suggested that health insurance should cover alternative treatments.
Apart from rail mishaps, the coverage would take care of terrorist attacks and accidental fall of a passenger from a train and normal accidents, riots, robbery and dacoity
Read the fine print carefully because even a policy with a high sum assured may have sub-limits
Cyber crimes caused by the insured's employees also get covered under the policy but would exclude the actual perpetrator.
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