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Mental Health & Insurance Law: Locating The Flawed Discrimination

WEBA chance to "rekindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health," says the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 Pandemic exacerbated the issue …

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PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Nationalization Of The Healthcare

WEBA Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Supreme Court seeking nationalization of the healthcare sector and related services till the COVID-19 pandemic …

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Emerging Technologies And Their Impact On Women …

WEBR eproductive healthcare is an essential part of women's health and rights, and technological advancements have the potential to completely transform the industry. …

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The Right To Health – Uneasy Silence

WEBShare this. Diseases and mishaps must have had their grip over humans ever since they came into existence. The disablement, disfigurement and loss of life …

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Decoding The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: An In-depth

WEBIn the coeval times, the term “health” is not limited to the physical aspect of the body but also includes mental and spiritual well-being. The concept in itself has …

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Medical Claim Cannot Be Denied Solely For Having Undergone

WEBThe Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently ruled that an employee cannot be denied medical reimbursement solely on the ground that he had …

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क्या स्वास्थ्य का अधिकार (Right to Health) एक …

WEBयदि हम अपने संविधान की बात करें तो यह सत्य है कि इसके अंतर्गत कहीं विशेष रूप से स्वास्थ्य के अधिकार (Right to Health) को एक …

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Genetic Discrimination & Health Insurance: An Analysis

WEBHealth insurance cover with the exclusion of ‘genetic disorders’ batters the most basic right of an individual to avail insurance for the prevention, diagnosis, …

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Medical Insurance Once Insurer Accepts That Concealment Of

WEBThe Supreme Court on Tuesday held that once there is a valid insurance policy in favour of a person, the claim for reimbursement of the expenses incurred must …

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The Curious Case Of Fetal Viability

WEBOn the other hand, India has only made progress in securing a safe and broad spectrum of abortion rights for women. In 2021, India amended the Medical …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Medical Technologists' Plea To

WEBOn Friday, the Supreme Court issued a notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare …

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Supreme Court Rebukes Centre Over Unspecified Hospital

WEBGet more updates on the Supreme Court's critique of the Centre's failure to specify rates for hospital services, as it warns of the potential application of CGHS rates. …

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Doctors Should Only Prescribe Generic Drugs Instead Of Brand

WEBA bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the petition filed by transparency activist and environmentalist Kishan …

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Interim Bail On Medical Grounds Shouldn't Be An Option Only

WEBObserving that a prisoner suffering from serious health ailments should be given an opportunity to undergo adequate medical treatment, the Delhi High Court has …

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Delhi High Court Orders Implementation Of Immediate Measures …

WEBThe Delhi High Court has directed the Secretary and Principal Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to implement immediate measures for optimization of …

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Maintenance Case: Delhi High Court Sets Aside Arrest Warrant

WEBRuling that the provision under Section 105 of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 is mandatory in nature, the Delhi High Court has set aside an arrest warrant …

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE …

WEB4 “22. In the above background, we pass the following ad interim order: (i) We request the Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi to constitute …

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Medical Reimbursement Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because

WEBThe Madras High Court recently reiterated that a medical claim could not be rejected merely on the ground that treatment was undertaken in a non-networking …

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2023 LiveLaw (SC) 701

WEB3 he entral overnment may before every three years, by notification in the fficial *azette, increase the amount of medical bonus subject to the maximum of twenty thousand rupees.]

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