Mental Health Insurance: Business model ignores welfare

The mandatory inclusion of mental health in health insurance plan has too many conditions to make any significant changes. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India’s directive  that makes it mandatory to include mental illnesses under health insurances has multiple clauses that exclude basic mental health expenses and problems. It covers only four mental […]

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Long wait for beds

NIMHANS is adding to its facilities, but till then the overburdened hospital makes patients wait. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) is flooded with patients.  There are long lines of patients, waiting for hours before getting their beds. .     “I have been waiting since 6:30 a.m. to get a bed for my […]

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