Health insurance is an important option, which needs to be considered by the policy makers and planners. The government’s health insurance policy to cover around 300 million poor unorganised sector workers comes into effect from April 1 2008. The government earmarked Rs.2.5 billion for the policy in its 2008-09 budget.

The national health policy scheme will be implemented in phases. In the current fiscal, the policy will cover 12 million workers from 120 districts in various states. A family …

Medical or Health tourism covers a wide spectrum of medical services and is the most popular form of vacationing today. Wellness and healthcare is blended with leisure, fun and relaxation through medical tourism. Medical tourism provides a ‘cost effective’ solution to off shore patients needing surgery and other specialized treatment….