With health insurance becoming more important than ever amidst the harsh second wave of covid-19, data from states across the country suggests that only 51% of the covid-19 claims received from the beginning of the pandemic have been settled. Tamanna Inamdar breaks down how to make your health insurance policy work for you on the India Development Debate tonight with Monika Halan, Author, Let’s Talk Money, Tarun Mathur, Co-Founder, Policybazaar.com and Naval Goel, CEO & Founder, PolicyX.com
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https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/insured-but-still-left-high-and-dry-customers-caught-between-insurance-firms-and-hospitals-on-covid-treatment/761708
On the India Development Debate, I spoke about the fact that insurance firms are not paying covid claims in full. The problem is only half with insurance contracts and firms. The other half has to do with hospitals padding costs. @TamannaInamdar@ETNOWlive
The problem with the insurance contracts are that they are mostly one-sided with the individual having very little bargaining power. Companies can refuse to pay or deduct the payout by interpreting the policy provisions in their own way. This is market failure. When there is market failure government needs to intervene to put down road rules. Insurance regulator needs an upgrade – that’s an easier part. India needs a regulator for hospitals urgently.
See the show here: India Development Debate https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/et-now/shows/deep-dive-covid-and-health-insurance-india-development-debate/97960