KOLKATA:
The railways and airlines value them. So does the banking system. But when it
comes to healthcare needs, senior citizens are a neglected lot in India. There
are hardly any medical insurance schemes for the 65-year-olds and above and the
country’s leading hospitals too seem to have shied away from providing
special rates.
However, the silver lining is that all insurers and
hospital chains are now seriously planing to roll out special senior citizen
packages. As long as it makes business sense, that is. After all, rough industry
estimates suggest patients above 65 years of age constitute 25-30% of indoor
admission patient base for hospitals with revenue contribution of nearly
35-40%.
Insurers, hospitals come out with plans for senior citizens 
WRITANKAR MUKHERJEE
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2007 03:16:37 AM] |
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