The share of total health expenditure as part of the gross domestic product (GDP) went down to 3.3 per cent in 2017-18 from 3.8 per cent in the previous two years, according to the national health account data released on Monday by the health ministry. The share of government expenditure as part of total expenditure as well as GDP has gone up from from 3.78 per cent to 5.12 per cent between 2013-14 and 2017-18, which could also explain a decline seen in out of pocket expenditure in 2017-18. Health ministry also emphasised the increase in the government health expenditure as part of the total GDP from 1.15 per cent in 2013-14 to 1.35 per cent in 2017-18.
The pandemic should force you to take a hard look at the downside risks that could jeopardise your finances.
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'Expect India to keep doing well irrespective of geopolitics.'
Experts have been talking about the perils of being uninsured or underinsured.
The Union health ministry on Monday announced that all claims of "Covidwarriors" under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24 after which a fresh insurance policy for them will become effective.
Labour ministry guidelines say workers returning to cities must get housing, health insurance, facemasks. The Centre has also asked states to issue guidelines to employers to take care of the needs of migrant workers.
The GST to be implemented from April 1, 2016, will increase the premiums.
'It is a good match for those aged 25-30, who have just started working and need a basic product.'
The decision to slash insurance coverage will have an impact on private health sector.
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'It is important to ensure that the person driving the car has a valid driving licence, is in a stable mental condition and is not under any heavy medication or influence of alcohol,' says K G Krishnamoorthy Rao, MD and CEO, Future Generali India Insurance.
The Election Commission of India has announced that the Delhi Assembly elections will be held on February 5, 2023, with the counting of votes scheduled for February 8. The last date to file nominations is January 17, and the scrutiny of nominations will be done by January 18. Candidates can withdraw their nominations until January 20.
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After the Delhi high court's ruling, blanket exclusion of genetic disorders from coverage is likely to become a thing of the past.
Once the child is 90 days old, parents must add her to the family health floater cover, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
This is the first "Green budget" of the government for effective containment of pollution in the city, the deputy chief minister said in the budget session of the assembly in the presence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
If you are diagnosed with a critical disease, then its treatment would be very expensive and may require intensive care and hospitalisation which your comprehensive insurance plan may not cover. In such type of cases you have to pay the cost of the whole treatment.
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Adopting overly aggressive strategies without considering risk could lead to significant losses during the next downturn.
Seema Verma, who was confirmed by the Senate on a vote of 55-43, will play a key role in the government's bid to repeal and replace" Obamacare and head the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services that provides health services to 130 million people.
Given the high cost of treating cancer and the reasonable premium rates at which these plans are available, one should opt for a cover at the earliest.
The insurer has launched a personal health wallet with an aim to motivate people to not only buy health insurance but also stay fit
MD & CEO of ICICI Lombard GIC is hopeful that in this budget, the government will announce a few measures that would aid higher adoption of insurance products among retail consumers.
'Make sure your public hospitals work.' 'Don't allow people to go shopping for expensive services; provide them yourself as the government and then charge them very little or nothing at all.'
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has expanded its health insurance portfolio to cover over 1,000 surgical procedures and hospitalisation.
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Domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have infused a record Rs 4.6 trillion into Indian equities over the course of Samvat 2080, marking the highest net annual investment in any Samvat to date. This robust domestic inflow has effectively counterbalanced the comparatively subdued investments from foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), who contributed a net Rs 90,956 crore within the same timeframe. Against this backdrop, the Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex indices are on track to achieve their best performance in three Samvat years, despite recent market corrections.
'Throw away all perishable foods that have been left at room temperature for more than two hours,' suggests dietician Komal Jethmalani.
Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for two hours down 5th Avenue one of Manhattan's most iconic thoroughfares, reports Jyoti Punwani.
Let's look at some investment options you can gift to your sister this Raksha Bandhan, which she will treasure for rest of her life. Do remember the earlier it is, better the returns due to the power of compounding.
Bundled products often come with restrictions. The customer also gets locked into two products at the same time. This reduces flexibility.
As per the fifth round of the NFHS, there are 1,020 women for every 1,000 men.
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
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