How India can make health care affordable: Prof. K. Srinath Reddy

Momentum Health announces 9.9% contribution increase for 2026 amid rising costs. Momentum Health is proposing to raise contributions by an average of 9.9% in 2026 – the highest increase among the five largest open schemes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dxrrrXyt #MomentumHealth #medicalschemes #healthcarecosts #contributionincrease #Multiply #Health4Me #HealthSaver #medicalcover #wellnessrewards

The Philippines placed 87th out of 110 countries, scoring 32.55 out of 100 in the 2025 Health Care Index by CEOWORLD Magazine. https://zurl.co/7uLPi

🔥states are heads down developing responses for the Rural Health Transformation program funding. Their proposals — and what CMS approves — will be a significant driver of state and local healthcare initiatives over the next several years. This article describes one of the many options states could include in their planning. Thank you Ellen Breslin, Rebecca Kellenberg Sharon Silow-Carroll Diana Rodin @sarah boateng for shining a light on the opportunities to prioritize improvements in access to maternal health care.

“Cost containment is the most important issue in U.S. healthcare right now,” says Dr. Desh Mohan, MD, Co-Founder & CMO of Koda Health.💲 Koda Health builds patient decision support tools that help ensure patients receive the care that matters most during serious illness, while reducing costs for health systems by up to 42%. 🎥 Hear how they’re helping manage costs and improve care in the final year of life. #HLTH2025 #HLTHUSA

As the private healthcare lends a massive support to India’s healthcare and illness burden , much more needs to be done to maximise synergies between state run institutions and those run by private players . Imagine a seamless migration of the needy patients to and from each of these independent systems where immediate reimbursements at mutually agreed rates is the norm could be one solution. There could be many others like strengthening our public health infrastructure , but more than anything ,a movement towards preventive health and wellness should be the goal . Our healthcare systems cannot remain standalone centres of excellence, we must collaborate and integrate in a symbiotic manner for the overall betterment of the entire ecosystem #healthcare https://lnkd.in/gjmc8jrE

NATIONAL COMMITMENT Minister of Health and Social Services Dr. Esperance Luvindao says the newly launched   Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Universal Health  Coverage Policy marks a national commitment to strengthening access, quality, and equity in health services. Luvindao announced that the N$16.1 billion plan to build a stronger health system has already received Cabinet blessings. VIDEO : IMELDA AMBONDO

It was great working with Annika Howells from the Medical Journal of Australia on this summary of our recent journal article https://lnkd.in/gNpK67HC. We investigated the pitfalls of static planning models that ignore cohort effects when forecasting future health care demand Luke Connelly William Whittaker

A report by FICCI and EY-Parthenon warns that India's healthcare system faces significant challenges due to demographic shifts and rising chronic diseases, potentially doubling health expenditure to 6-7% of GDP by 2047. (Joe C. Mathew reports) #FICCI #EY #Healthcare #GDP https://lnkd.in/dMgTCSF4

New in the Health Policy Journal Club, EMRA explores research highlighting how post-overdose prescriptions of MOUD remain uncommon and inequitable. The challenge now: turning the ability to prescribe buprenorphine into equitable, dependable access—starting in the ED. Read the full analysis → https://bit.ly/4o1s8S5 #HealthPolicy #PolicyRx #OUD

New Policy Brief Alert! We are proud to announce the release of our latest policy brief, "FROM CLICKS TO CARE: UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR INDIA'S INFORMAL WORKFORCE." This paper addresses the critical challenge of extending Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to India's vast informal workforce. It offers strategic insights into leveraging technology and digital interventions to bridge the gap between digital access ("Clicks") and essential, quality healthcare ("Care"). This is a must-read for policymakers, public health experts, and development professionals. Authored by: Janhvi Priya Edited by: Gurleen Kaur and Aryan Ghosh Published by: Centre for International Relations and Strategic Studies Read the full brief to explore the roadmap for achieving health equity for those who sustain our economy. 🔗 Access the brief here: https://lnkd.in/dfDUKS7n #UniversalHealthCoverage #UHC #IndiaHealthPolicy #InformalWorkforce #Healthcare #PolicyBrief #ProjectStatecraft #ClicksToCare #BridgingTheGap #HereTheFuture