West Bengal's Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, supports a GST waiver on health insurance premiums to make policies more affordable, although it could cost the state's exchequer Rs 900 crore annually.

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It is well known that the U.S. healthcare system is the most dysfunctional among high-income countries. Not only do the outcomes pale in comparison to countries with similar levels of economic ...

A robust benefits package is a key component of a company’s recruitment and retention strategy. Although Forbes reported in April that median cash prices are often less expensive than those hospitals ...

The Biden administration recently put in place a new rule restricting the availability of short-term health insurance plans, which could raise costs and leave many without coverage, experts told the ...

Free health insurance will end for the 700 married couples who work for state government, according to a memo to state workers this week. Beginning in the early 1970s, the state began giving free ...