Page 6 - Health Insurance

Star Health Q4FY24 results: Net profit rises 40% to Rs 142 crore

The investment income in the quarter under review increased to Rs 3,953.3 crore, 35 per cent over Rs 2,915.2 crore from the January - March quarter of FY23 due to better interest rates

Door opens for senior citizens to get health insurance: What they should do

Seniors must strike a balance between premium and co-pay; too low a premium could mean high co-pay, which would pinch at the time of claim settlement

Health insurance age reform; NPS vs MF: Top personal finance stories

This week we report about how senior citizens should buy health insurance and what is a better retirement corpus

Key information about annuity retirement plans gathered in one table

Know about eligibility, key features and premium amount in Policybazaar table

Pricing key challenge for health insurance of older citizens: Experts

Most companies had an internal policy which did not allow them to sell health insurance products to persons of more than 65 years

All health schemes gradually coming under Ayushman Bharat umbrella

Coverage under India's flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme may double to Rs 10 lakh; scheme may integrate various national and state health programmes

NHA's digital OPD scheme records over 24 mn registrations since inception

UP tops in generating most tokens under digital OPD scheme, Tamil Nadu at bottom

Save income tax with health insurance under Section 80D: Here's how

Taxpayers can secure deductions on the premiums paid for themselves, their spouses, dependent children, and parents under Section 80D

Obesity and more: What can prevent you from applying for health insurance?

Are you aware that your obesity might prevent you from being granted a health insurance policy? Or that your premiums could be higher if you drink alcohol or smoke?

Rules decoded: Your child won't be covered in family health insurance if...

A health insurance plan acts like a safety net, catching you and your loved ones in times of medical emergencies

Women-specific health insurance policy is not worth your money: Here's why

Health insurance policies: Adding a separate maternity cover can significantly raise your annual premiums throughout the policy's duration

Key information about health insurance plans gathered in one table

Know about eligibility, key features and premium amount in Policybazaar table

Galaxy Health gets Irdai approval to launch health insurance business

According to the regulator, this is the sixth registration granted by IRDAI in around one year across the Life, Non-life, and Health segments

40% surge in health insurance coverage among women: What data reveals

More and more women are now recognising the importance of their health and well-being, as seen in recent trends in health insurance coverage

Medical inflation driving up ticket sizes for retail health insurers

Rising healthcare costs lead to adjustments in insurance premiums, driving up average ticket sizes, say industry players

Future Generali India Insurance launches new product exclusively for women

It is an integration of preventive and comprehensive healthcare plans that includes infertility treatment, stem cell storage, nursing care, senior care and more

CLSA reiterates 'buy' on Star Health; sees 28% upside ahead

According to the report, Star has also rejected less claims till December FY24, though the company still had the highest rejection ratio

All you need to know about buying health insurance explained in one table

Know about eligibility, key features and premium amount in Policybazaar table

Tripura CM launches Rs 5 lakh health insurance scheme for 415,000 families

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday launched a universal health insurance scheme under which 4.15 lakh families in the northeastern state will get an insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh. Under the Chief Minister's Jan Arogya Yojana (CM-JAY) 4.15 lakh families including government employees who are not covered under PM-JAY will get the benefit of health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh each. "People become helpless when medical emergency emerges. Many people who are not covered under PM-JAY visit me with a plea for financial assistance to meet exorbitant medical expenditure. It has become a constraint for me to help all these people. This has led me to think of an alternative arrangement for those people who need help for treatment", Saha said while launching the CM-JAY. "It is indeed a historic moment for the state that we are rolling out CM-JAY to help the people with a healing touch to those who need assistance from the government. Under the scheme, each enrolled family will

ESIC extends benefits to superannuated insured persons with relaxed norms

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Saturday decided to extend medical benefits to superannuated insured persons with relaxed norms. The decision was taken at the 193rd meeting of ESIC under the chairmanship of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, a labour ministry statement said. The ESIC approved a proposal to provide medical benefits to the insured superannuating workers who went out of the ESI Scheme coverage due to exceeding the wage ceiling, if the worker was under insurable employment for at least 5 years before superannuation/ voluntary retirement, it stated. The persons who were in the insurable employment for at least 5 years after April 1, 2012 and superannuated/voluntarily retired on or after April 1, 2017 with wages up to Rs 30,000 per month will be benefitted under the new scheme. To augment the service delivery mechanism in North-Eastern states to fulfil the vision of Act East Policy of the government, the ESIC relaxed the existing norms for establishment