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Cutting flab

Aetna bets on managed care that insurers had, so far, sidestepped

Diagnostics on demand, click-ready pharmacies, and mall-like hospital services. Before an insurer finally writes the cheque, a healthcare seeker today has serious choices to make. Can somebody guide through the maze?

08/08/17

Ruhi Kandhari

In December last year, Aetna made its first investment of Rs 100 crore to expand its subscription product in India. Six months on, it claims to have 600,000 subscribers, growing at 50,000 each month

A few insurance providers are exploring outpatient insurance like Max Bupa, Religare and in July, Aditya Birla launched its first  product

It is  estimated that the potential outpatient market is about 20X  the size of inpatient health insurance, constituting 61 million people who spend Rs 10,200 crore annually

Not just insurers, even digital platforms such as 1mg and Practo have jumped on the bandwagon, even offering their network to insurance companies for “full digital track and trace”

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