State-owned insurance companies on Tuesday agreed to
restore cashless treatment facilities in big private
hospitals on a case-to-case basis, a development likely to
benefit mediclaim policy holders. “Insurance companies
have decided to restore cashless facilities on a case-tocase
basis.
We discussed ways of making people part of
the facility and how reimbursements can be revived,” said
Sanjay Datta, head, health insurance, ICICI Lombard,
after a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-initiated
meeting between insurers and the healthcare industry.
State-owned insurance companies — Oriental Insurance,
New India Assurance, National Insurance and United
Insurance — have also agreed to expand the network of
hospitals providing cashless treatment facility (PPN or
preferred provider network) for the benefit of mediclaim
policy holders.
The CII called a meeting of insurers and healthcare
industry representatives to resolve the impasse following
withdrawal of cashless treatment facility at 150 hospitals
by the four PSU insurance firms from July 1 on allegations
of over-billing.
“In order to keep health insurance premiums affordable
and viable, all stakeholders, including consumers have to
respect and maintain the integrity of the system,” said M.
Ramadoss, CMD, New India Assurance.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Fortis,
Max Healthcare, Apollo Hospitals.
SOURCE;ET
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