English The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) is an autonomous administrative authority, falling under the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). The duties and tasks of the NZa have been laid down in the Healthcare Market Regulation Act. The NZa has over 400 employees. Adress and route to the NZa Visiting address Identification To access the NZa building, visitors are required to provide a valid proof of identity. Visitors can identify themselves by means of a passport, driver's license, identity card or government pass. Visitor cannot enter the premises without identification. How to get to the NZa By public transport From Utrecht Central Station, take city bus...
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At Aetna Better Health, we believe in improving every life we touch as good stewards to those we serve. About us Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania and Aetna Better Health Kids provide health benefits and manage care for people enrolled in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Medical Assistance program (Medicaid) and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Our health plan is a subsidiary of Aetna, which has more than 150 years of experience in meeting members’ health care needs. We are the only statewide Medicaid plan. We believe in delivering care through a collaborative approach. We partner with providers who deliver quality and effective care to achieve the best...
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Estonia's health care system is governed by Health Services Organisation Act, which provides the organisation of and the requirements for the provision of health services, and the procedure for the management, financing and supervision of health care. Health services are the activities of health care professionals for the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of diseases, injuries or intoxication in order to reduce the malaise of persons, prevent the deterioration of their state of health or development of the diseases, and restore their health. Health care service can be either outpatient (a person does not need to stay at a hospital twenty-four hours a day), or inpatient (a person needs to...
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Every year, a list of top health insurance companies in India is declared which helps in taking the right insurance decision. There are few important features that help it to rate the insurance companies, such as their performances, Incurred Claim Ratio, and overall benefits offered to their customers. With the increasing risk of life-threatening diseases and the soaring costs of medical treatment having an adequate health insurance cover is the need of the hour. There are a plethora of options when it comes down to buying health insurance policy for you. Not only this, there are several insurance providers that offer the best deal of health insurance to its customers. However, it is not...
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The policy tenure could be 3.5 months, 6.5 months or 9.5 months, including the waiting period. (PTI) Insurance companies to offer standard covid-19 health policies from 10 July 7 min read . Updated: 27 Jun 2020, 11:36 AM IST Disha Sanghvi Insurers will have to offer the indemnity policy starting 10 July and Irdai has suggested offering the benefit-based policy around the same time as well. The minimum entry age for both the policies shall be 18 years and the maximum is 65. Earlier in its draft guidelines to insurers, the regulator had mandated offering both the products. Read here. Insurers will have to offer the indemnity policy starting 10 July and the regulator has suggested offering...
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Allianz Care has today announced the launch of Olive, described as a 'new approach to healthcare, wellbeing and preventive care' for corporate groups, inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The launch follows a successful pilot programme, which was rolled out to 27,000 employees of IGO clients around the world. Allianz Care, the international health brand of Allianz Partners, specialises in providing international health and life insurance and associated health and protection services. Olive is the latest offering in Allianz Care's suite of health and protection services. The Olive programme was piloted last year in three IGO clients with staff...
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A Health Market Inquiry into South Africa’s private health care sector has established that the market is dominated by a few players. In such an environment, non-competitive behaviour such as collusion and excessive pricing tends to thrive. These dominant firms withhold key information which leaves consumers disempowered and at the mercy of monopolistic enterprises. South Africa’s medical schemes market reflects acute domination by a few players. A few examples illustrate this. Among a total of 22 medical schemes open to the public, one scheme, Discovery Health Medical Scheme, is home to 55% of all medical scheme beneficiaries. Among the administrators contracted by medical schemes to...
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Congress must support health care providers, rural patients during pandemic | Opinion There is no dispute that America has one of the top health care systems in the world, with world-class doctors and nurses and unmatched medical innovation. However, the spread of the coronavirus has certainly brought some of the vulnerabilities within our health care system to light. As a representative from Tennessee, one of those vulnerabilities that is most concerning is the disparity of care in rural communities. For quite some time, access to health care has been top of mind for residents in more bucolic areas. Reports of hospital closures and fewer options for care have dominated our headlines and...
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Although Ireland’s public health system offers treatment at a significantly reduced rate, the long waitlists turn many Irish to private health insurance. Tax relief is available for premiums paid for health insurance. Some employers may provide health insurance as part of their employment package. All private health insurance providers are registered with the Health Insurance Authority which is the country’s independent regulator for private health insurance. They also provide information about your rights, and advice about how to select your plan. Irish Private Health Insurance Regulations Health insurance providers that offer inpatient hospital services must provide a minimum level...
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For many, the COVID-19 virus and accompanying shelter-in-place orders means a worsening of mental or behavioral health conditions. For seniors already grappling with depression or anxiety, the outbreak has likely only compounded issues further. With that in mind, many home health companies — including AccentCare and Elara Caring, two of the largest providers in the country — are working double-time on their behavioral health services. Overall, about 47 million Americans have reported having a mental illness in the past year, according to statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). More than 11 million have had a mental illness that caused functional impairment and...
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