Average delay in payments that empanelled hospitals report is about 6-8 months & situation is particularly bad in some states, says AHPI director general.
It seems that the Rajasthan govt neither considers the private sector an equal partner nor does it think that doctors have the patient’s best interests in mind.
Agitating doctors believe intention of bringing Bill is not just to provide free healthcare but also to reap political dividends in poll year. Govt firm on its decision to go ahead.
Move is aimed at stemming tide of Indians going abroad to study medicine. It's hoped that this will create about 1,500 additional seats this year, say health ministry officials.
As the govt raises the age cap for cadaver organ seekers and moves towards a one nation one waiting list, doctors say there is a need to iron out logistical creases.
As a practising doctor, I discovered large question marks on claims of a trustful patient-doctor relationship in the past. The routine dehumanisation of underprivileged patients remains a rarely mentioned topic.
In letter to state health secretary, hospitals have raised issues they're facing under state health insurance scheme launched by Mamata Banerjee's TMC govt in 2016.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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