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Gem Hospital director seeks higher health spending, rate revision under Ay
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"As we approach the budget announcement, those of us in the healthcare profession have specific expectations. To begin with, I am looking for a significant increase in healthcare spending as a percentage of our GDP. While it stood at 1.9% last year, the National Health Policy has set a ta
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Union Budget 2026: Gujarat Inc. Calls for Reforms, Capex Push and Policies
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28: As the Union Budget 2026 approaches, Gujarat's leading corporate voices have outlined clear expectations to sustain India's growth momentum and advance the vision of a Viksit Bharat. Industry leaders across manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture
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Why Medical Expenses Are the New Financial Emergency for Indian Families?
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 23: In India, nearly 39.4% of healthcare spending is paid out of pocket, placing a direct financial burden on households. As healthcare costs rise nationwide, medical expenses are increasingly emerging as a financial emergency for Indian families. Higher hospital c
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Healthcare BPO, like IT Services BPO, comes of age as healthcare spending
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The healthcare business process outsourcing (BPO) industry like IT industry, is gaining momentum as it expands its presence in the U.S. healthcare sector, despite being a niche segment, it has now achieved a scale that validates its total addressable market (TAM) says a report by JM Financia
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Budget 2025: SBI urges higher healthcare spending, uniform GST on medical
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As the Union Government gears up for Budget 2025, a report by State Bank of India stated that the government should give significant focus to revitalizing the insurance and healthcare sectors in the country.
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India rubbishes Lancet report, says spending on healthcare is at all-time
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After a Lancet report that asserted that the Indian government spends just 1.2 per cent of GDP on healthcare and noted that it was among the lowest among G20 countries, sources in the government said that spending is at an all-time high and out-of-pocket expenditure as a per cent of the t
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Study finds healthcare spending costs increased for child survivors of gun
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Thousands of young people survive firearm injuries each year, in addition to those who die. According to the findings of the new study published in Health Affairs, the impact of these injuries reverberates for months and years, with rippling effects on parents and siblings.
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Do rare Diseases account for the economic burden on India?
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI/GPRC): The meaning of the term "Rare" is "not occur very often", but rare diseases are cumulatively not so rare anymore. WHO refers to the rare disease as an often debilitating life-long disease or disorder with a prevalence of 1 or less per 1000 population.
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India to see fiscal deficit slippage in FY22: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, May 7 (ANI): Fitch Solutions on Friday revised its forecast for India's deficit to 8.3 per cent of GDP in FY22 (April 2021 to March 2022) from 8 per cent previously.
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India's pharma market to grow by 12 to 14 pc in three years: KPMG
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): India's domestic pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow by 12 to 14 per cent in the next three years while the export market may grow by 8 to 14 per cent, according to a new report by professional services firm KPMG.
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Harsh Vardhan urges states to increase healthcare spending to achieve NHP
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday urged the health ministers from states and union territories to increase healthcare spending to a minimum 8 per cent in their state budget so as to meet the goals of healthcare spending of National Health
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