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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Topic: Healthcare

Health insurance seeing a tectonic shift. Young adults moving away from state-funded systems

This transformation isn't just critical – it's inescapable and will shape the future of health insurance as we know it.

Too many corpses? Medical colleges face problem of plenty as more Indians go the ‘deh daan’ way

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Tech changing healthcare, need ‘uniform, progressive regulations’, FICCI report urges govt

Report by FICCI and consultancy firm KPMG says ‘new-age healthcare’ models offering patients more control over health and wellness management, health data and choice of providers.

‘20 ICU beds & 613 admissions, sign of statewide crisis’: Advocacy group’s report on Nanded deaths

Fact-finding team of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan visited the DSCGMC hospital where 24 patients died in 24 hours last month. Report says these deaths 'just tip of iceberg'.

Why are so many people dying in Maharashtra govt hospitals? A ‘half-hearted’ solution & same old story

14 people died in 24 hrs at Ghati govt hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, one of the Maharashtra public healthcare facilities that have courted headlines over a suspicious number of patient fatalities.

Tata Memorial Centre-led project makes waves with promise to cut cancer drug costs by up to 99%

23 hospitals from National Cancer Grid, a network of over 250 cancer centres, pilot ‘pooled procurement’ to improve negotiability for high-value oncology and supportive-care drugs.

What are Biden’s Medicare drug price negotiations & how they may influence countries like India

US govt has unveiled names of first 10 drugs whose prices will be subjected to negotiations between Medicare & manufacturers, amid massive pushback by the big pharma lobby.

Slammed by industry, drugs bill set to get delayed as govt plans fresh panel for review

The Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023, is being planned as a substitute for the existing drug law, which was passed during the pre-Independence period.

Turn patients into consumers. It will be a better model for healthcare services

It is crucial to view citizens not merely as beneficiaries but as consumers of medical services. It allows consumers to play a more proactive role in their health.

Data theft attack on HCA Healthcare, certain patient-related information leaked

The leaked data did not include payment and clinical information, but included patient names and contact details, the company said.

On Camera

In 100 yrs of RSS, even opponents lent their voices to Hindu cause: Dattatreya Hosabale

The progress of the Sangh has always rested on society’s constant support. Because its work remained in tune with the spirit of the people, acceptance grew steadily over time.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.