HEALTH-INSURANCE
Finally, a lifeline for India’s poor
The government is set to introduce Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a visionary national health insurance scheme, which provides INR 30,000
MediAssist’s fixed reimbursement model with hospitals
In a bid to address the burgeoning cost of treatment, country’s largest third party administrator MediAssist will tie up with various hospitals for developing a fixed reimbursement model for most illnesses.
eHEALTH India 2008 Event Report
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
eINDIA 2008, India�s largest ICT event was held from 29th to 31st July 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Australia’s Ramsay eyes offshore expansion
Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Australia’s biggest private hospital operator, expects to grow core earnings by 10-12 per cent this year as it scours France, Spain, India and the United States for new businesses to buy.
BPOs woo nurses for handling healthcare business
Outsourcing firms in the healthcare and life sciences and insurance space have started recruiting nurses and para medics to do jobs that require these specializations.
Perot Systems to support health insurance program
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Health Insurance Connector Authority, also known as Health Connector, and Perot Systems, a provider of IT services, has announced that the company will provide IT and business process services to support the state’s innovative program to assist low-income Massachusetts residents in choosing the appropriate plan of coverage for each individual’s healthcare needs.
NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
World News
Max India, BUPA to set up health insurance co in India
India’s leading healthcare services provider Max India Ltd said it has partnered with UK’s BUPA Finance Plc for setting up a health insurance company in India.
Road Ahead – Health Insurance Summit, 25th May 2008, The Chancery Pavilion, Bangalore
[This article was published in the July 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Health insurance in India is increasingly getting refined and redefined, with a population of more than a billion people
Insured losing access to healthcare: US study
About 20 percent of the US population delayed or were unable to get access to medical care when they needed it in 2007, up from 14 percent four years earlier, a study released recently found.
Connect Now for Easy Health Claims
[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Health insurance claims processing in ndia is not in the best of shape.
IBA Health’s eHealth Network connects 30 Australian health funds
IBA Health Group Limited- Australia’s largest listed health information technology company has announced two additional Australian private health insurance funds will connect to its expanding eHealth network for real-time, point-of-care electronic health claiming and payment services.
