Healthcare
Union cabinet approves 'Modicare' national health scheme
22 Mar 2018
The union cabinet has approved the launch of the government's ambitious health scheme, with budgetary support of Rs16,000 crore for 2018-19 and 2019-20
Malaysia's IHH Healthcare to bid for Fortis
14 Mar 2018
Doctors in Quebec feel overpaid, demand less pay!
09 Mar 2018
More than 750 doctors, residents and medical students from the Canadian province of Quebec signed a petition that requests their recently-agreed raises be cancelled, noting that drastic cuts by the government left some citizens without access to necessary medical services
US health insurer Cigna to buy Express Scripts in $67-bn deal
08 Mar 2018
The acquisition highlights a trend toward cost-control through the merger of insurers with medical suppliers and healthcare providers
Private hospitals fleecing patients on consumables, diagnostics
21 Feb 2018
An analysis of bills from four reputed private hospitals in Delhi and NCR by the NPPA reveals that they are making profits of up to 1,737 per cent on drugs, consumables and diagnostics that are not price controlled
