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01-Feb-18 The UAE government and insurance company Daman have launched the Musafir programme, to aid Emiratis in overseas emergencies. The insurance provides health coverage up to AED500k (USD136k) on a direct payment basis.
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02-Feb-18 Healthcare spending in Singapore is expected to grow to USD10 bn in 2018 and will overtake education expenditure in the next 10 years, due to the ageing population, as more hospitals, polyclinics and nursing homes will be needed. [image: Singapore Business Review]
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01-Feb-18 India has announced an ambitious health insurance scheme, which will initially cover 100 million poor families, provide USD7,825 in medical coverage for each family annually and offer a safety-net for millions who struggle to afford medical care. [image: BBC News]
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22-Jan-18 UnitedHealth Group sees similarities between the 1990s American healthcare market and the current Latam healthcare market growth opportunities. Already, UnitedHealth operates Amil, Brazil’s largest healthcare company, and it plans to move into Chile, Columbia and Peru. [image: Forbes]
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19-Jan-18 There is an urgent need to strengthen medical insurance coverage, and strengthen primary healthcare platforms, as well as secondary and tertiary care, private players in India have said ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2018-19. [image: ET Healthworld]
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