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3.79L Patients Availed Treatment Worth Rs 654 Cr Under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna: CM Mann
Chairing a review meeting, Mann said the Punjab government is committed to ensuring quality and affordable healthcare for every family in the state.
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Delhi Government Plans Rs 13 Lakh Health Insurance Cover For Children With Disabilities
In a significant move, the Delhi government is planning a health insurance scheme that could provide coverage of up to Rs 13 lakh for children with disabilities, helping thousands of parents manage the soaring costs of treatment, surgeries and assist
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Punjab Government To Help Children With Cancer Access Care In Other States
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The Punjab government is actively considering a proposal to allow hospitals in other states to be empanelled to treat childhood cancer patients from the state under the official health insurance scheme, an official said on
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BJP Bats For Sandeshkhali Candidate In War Of Words With Trinamool
The TMC on Thursday said that BJP candidate Rekha Patra availed of the state's 'Swasthya Sathi' health insurance scheme, prompting the saffron party to assert that the ruling party should not claim proprietorship of any social welfare projects.
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Maharashtra's Flagship Health Insurance Scheme To Cover All: Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra government's flagship health insurance scheme will cover the entire population of the state, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday.
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Free Medical Facilities Up To Rs 25 Lakh In Government Hospitals: Ashok Gehlot
The state government is realising its resolution of 'Nirogi Rajasthan', Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday, referring to the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme and the Right to Health Act.
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Rajasthan To Launch Health Insurance Scheme On May 1, Registration Begins April 1
Rajasthan will roll out its ambitious universal health insurance coverage scheme on May 1, the registration process for which will start from April 1, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today.
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On Ayushman Bharat Anniversary, PM Says Efforts On To Make It Foolproof
With the government's flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme completing one year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said efforts are on to make it foolproof and bring about improvements to serve the people better.
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Hospitals Indulging In Fraud Will Be Named And Shamed, Says Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today said that names of hospitals found involved in any kind of fraudulent practices in the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme will be put up on its official website to "name and shame" them.
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Heart Transplant Performed Under Tamil Nadu's Health Insurance Scheme
A 26-year-old man, whose heart was functioning just 15 per cent, got a new lease of life after a heart transplant at a city hospital under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme.
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'Modicare', World's Biggest Health Plan, Will Be "Cashless"
A day after he announced the world's biggest government-funded health cover in the annual budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it will be a cashless scheme, not a reimbursement one. Amid apprehensions about the provisional allocation of Rs 2000 for the scheme, Mr Jaitley promised more funds as the scheme rolls out in the next financial ...
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Number Of Health Insurance Schemes To Be Enhanced
The Narendra Modi government is “conscious” of the need to provide universal health coverage and steps are being taken to increase the number of health insurance schemes, parliament was told on Friday. “We are conscious. We are increasing the number of health insurance schemes so that we are able to bring down the out of pocket spending in In...
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Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa launches new health insurance scheme
Scrapping yet another initiative of the erstwhile DMK regime, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today announced an improved medical insurance cover under which a family can derive a maximum benefit of Rs four lakh for four years.The new scheme would cover 950 types of medical treatment as against the previous government's scheme of 642 types, ...
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Mortality rate higher at for-profit hospitals
Patients in for-profit hospitals are more likely to die than those in non-profit hospitals according to a new systematic review and analysis carried out by researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and the University of Buffalo, New York, USA. They compared mortality in private, for-profit and private, non-profit hospitals in ...
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3.79L Patients Availed Treatment Worth Rs 654 Cr Under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna: CM Mann
Chairing a review meeting, Mann said the Punjab government is committed to ensuring quality and affordable healthcare for every family in the state.
-
Delhi Government Plans Rs 13 Lakh Health Insurance Cover For Children With Disabilities
In a significant move, the Delhi government is planning a health insurance scheme that could provide coverage of up to Rs 13 lakh for children with disabilities, helping thousands of parents manage the soaring costs of treatment, surgeries and assist
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Punjab Government To Help Children With Cancer Access Care In Other States
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The Punjab government is actively considering a proposal to allow hospitals in other states to be empanelled to treat childhood cancer patients from the state under the official health insurance scheme, an official said on
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BJP Bats For Sandeshkhali Candidate In War Of Words With Trinamool
The TMC on Thursday said that BJP candidate Rekha Patra availed of the state's 'Swasthya Sathi' health insurance scheme, prompting the saffron party to assert that the ruling party should not claim proprietorship of any social welfare projects.
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Maharashtra's Flagship Health Insurance Scheme To Cover All: Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra government's flagship health insurance scheme will cover the entire population of the state, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday.
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Free Medical Facilities Up To Rs 25 Lakh In Government Hospitals: Ashok Gehlot
The state government is realising its resolution of 'Nirogi Rajasthan', Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday, referring to the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme and the Right to Health Act.
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Rajasthan To Launch Health Insurance Scheme On May 1, Registration Begins April 1
Rajasthan will roll out its ambitious universal health insurance coverage scheme on May 1, the registration process for which will start from April 1, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said today.
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On Ayushman Bharat Anniversary, PM Says Efforts On To Make It Foolproof
With the government's flagship Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme completing one year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said efforts are on to make it foolproof and bring about improvements to serve the people better.
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Hospitals Indulging In Fraud Will Be Named And Shamed, Says Harsh Vardhan
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan today said that names of hospitals found involved in any kind of fraudulent practices in the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme will be put up on its official website to "name and shame" them.
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Heart Transplant Performed Under Tamil Nadu's Health Insurance Scheme
A 26-year-old man, whose heart was functioning just 15 per cent, got a new lease of life after a heart transplant at a city hospital under the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme.
-
'Modicare', World's Biggest Health Plan, Will Be "Cashless"
A day after he announced the world's biggest government-funded health cover in the annual budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it will be a cashless scheme, not a reimbursement one. Amid apprehensions about the provisional allocation of Rs 2000 for the scheme, Mr Jaitley promised more funds as the scheme rolls out in the next financial ...
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Number Of Health Insurance Schemes To Be Enhanced
The Narendra Modi government is “conscious” of the need to provide universal health coverage and steps are being taken to increase the number of health insurance schemes, parliament was told on Friday. “We are conscious. We are increasing the number of health insurance schemes so that we are able to bring down the out of pocket spending in In...
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Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa launches new health insurance scheme
Scrapping yet another initiative of the erstwhile DMK regime, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today announced an improved medical insurance cover under which a family can derive a maximum benefit of Rs four lakh for four years.The new scheme would cover 950 types of medical treatment as against the previous government's scheme of 642 types, ...
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Mortality rate higher at for-profit hospitals
Patients in for-profit hospitals are more likely to die than those in non-profit hospitals according to a new systematic review and analysis carried out by researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and the University of Buffalo, New York, USA. They compared mortality in private, for-profit and private, non-profit hospitals in ...
