The finance ministry has asked hospitals and insurance companies to take measures such as expediting the onboarding on National Health Claims Exchange, devising standardised treatment protocols, common empanelment norms, seamless cashless claims processing etc. to make healthcare affordable and accessible.

Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju on Thursday chaired a meeting of representatives of leading insurers, hospitals, General Insurance Council and Association of Healthcare Providers (India) to discuss the issue of medical inflation and rising premium costs, a statement issued by the finance ministry said on Friday.

During the meeting held on Thursday, it said, the secretary emphasised having standardised hospital empanelment norms across all insurers would ensure consistent cashle

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