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India: Insurers settled record health insurance claims in 2024-25

Indian general insurers and standalone health insurers settled a record 32.6m health insurance claims in financial year 2024-25 according to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (IRDAI) annual report for the financial year.

Anoop Khanna | 07 Jan 2026

Philippines: Weak fraud controls put PhilHealth funds at risk

Philippines state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is under scrutiny for weak anti-fraud safeguards according to a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

Anoop Khanna | 07 Jan 2026

Vietnam: Ageing population likely to peak around 2059

Vietnam's population will continue to grow in the coming decades but the pace of growth is expected to slow down, reaching its peak around 2059 under a medium-fertility scenario. Thereafter, it is likely to shift into a period of slower growth...

Anoop Khanna | 05 Jan 2026

Taiwan: Publicly funded HIV treatment will be extended to foreign residents as well

Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has expanded the scope of its publicly funded HIV treatment scheme to include foreign nationals beginning in 2026. The CDC has not released any details on how the expansion would work.

Anoop Khanna | 05 Jan 2026

Thailand: Insurance industry will support government policies to ease medical expense burden

Anoop Khanna | 22 Dec 2025

Australia: Bondi beach mass shooting classified as terrorism incident

Anoop Khanna | 22 Dec 2025

Around 60% of Hong Kongers surveyed delay medical care

Anoop Khanna | 22 Dec 2025

China: Private insurers to cover costly new innovative drugs

Anoop Khanna | 15 Dec 2025

Past Articles

Indonesia: World bodies commend significant progress in universal health coverage

15 Dec 2025

Taiwan: Coverage for rare disease by National Health Insurance System sparks debate

08 Dec 2025

Australia: Half of all health insurance claims for hospital care in 2024 exceeded US$6,553

01 Dec 2025

New Zealand: Surging medical inflation and rising health insurance premiums need fresh thinking

01 Dec 2025

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