Private Health Sector

Health schemes face hurdle in Punjab as pvt centres stop cashless treatment

The hospital body PHANA claimed that it took the step due to unresolved payments of approximately Rs 600 crore owed by the state government, pending for the last six months

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise likely to ride on healthy business outlook

APH expects online pharmacy distribution margins to grow to 20 per cent in FY25, from 13.6 per cent currently

Revenue per room up over 150% from FY21, says Economic Survey

Occupancy rates are over 60 per cent for the third year in a row

Govt should spend 2.5% of GDP on health sector, says FICCI panel chief

The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on July 22 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the session may conclude on August 12

Max to invest Rs 2,500 cr in Lucknow, be UP's 'largest' pvt healthcare firm

Delhi-based group plans to double overall capacity by adding 4,200 beds in four to five years

Pvt hospitals projected to add 30,000 beds over next 5 yrs: ICRA

The projection indicated a rise in capacity building and occupancy, translating into a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) revenue growth to the tune of 12 to 14 per cent in FY24

Health insurance: Govt to discuss 24-hr hospitalisation rule with Irdai

President of NCDRC, Justice Amreshwar Prasap Sahi, said that some district forums have innovated and ordered insurance cos to clear claims even when hospitalisation was less than 24 hrs

Aster DM Healthcare Q2 results: Consolidated revenue rises 17.7%

On a sequential basis, the company exhibited a 3.15 per cent increase in revenue along with EBITDA, which grew 21 per cent year-on-year

UK's Health board to recruit 900 overseas nurses, mostly Indians: Report

A local health board in the UK could be recruiting as many as 900 nurses, mostly from Kerala, in the course of next four years to address workforce shortages

CAG set to conduct comprehensive audit of country's health sector

Current approach to be based in common parameters, goals and analysis, as opposed to earlier exercises done on the basis of some research or state-specific issues

Health-tech start-up Good Health Company raises $10 mn in funding

Hyderabad-based company will use financing to introduce more product categories and expand team

Two new studies reveal coronavirus pandemic's controversial origins

The two new studies also bolster the theory that the Coronavirus pandemic emerged from the wild rather than escaping from a lab in China

Govt to work holistically in health sector, says Mansukh Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya said that the goal of the Central Government is to work holistically in the health sector with synergy between preventive healthcare and modern medical facilities

Price rationalisation, consolidation likely in Indian diagnostic space

Competitive pricing, however, is here to stay, feel analysts and some industry insiders

Private health sector growth 'static', says NITI Aayog's V K Paul

'Wave 2' vaccine in the works for Covid-19

Huge public-pvt effort needed to boost health if there's third Covid wave

Only when both sectors take joint actions, can the country brave another onslaught

Failure on vaccines

Refusal to support private sector has led to a roll-out flop

Price controls for vaccines?

The path to reaching every small town and village runs through having no price controls

Self-reliance push in health sector to generate massive employment: Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said there will be massive employment generation as an impact of measures undertaken by the government for self-reliance in the health sector

Regulate the private health sector

Like telecom, power, and aviation, we need a regulatory system for health care at all levels