Settle claims for treatment in make-shift COVID-19 hospitals: IRDAI to insurers
"...in order to ensure that the costs of treatment of COVID-19 are covered as per the terms and conditions of policy contract, a make-shift or temporary hospital permitted by Central/State government shall be regarded as a hospital or network provider and insurers shall settle the claims (as per the specified norms)," the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) said in a circular.;
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New Delhi - In a relief to policy holders, regulator Irdai on Thursday asked general and health insurers to settle claims for treatment at make-shift or temporary hospitals set up for COVID-19 patients.
In view of the increasing number of coronavirus cases, several state governments have set up make-shift or temporary hospitals. The number of coronavirus cases is rising rapidly and is expected to soon cross 1 million mark in the country.
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