Tag: Health Insurance
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MOH Ends Full-Deductible IP Riders to Curb Private Healthcare Costs in Singapore
Singapore Tightens Insurance Rules to Tame Private Healthcare Bills Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced a sweeping change to the Integrated Shield Plan (IP) framework that will take effect from April. Insurers will no longer be allowed to sell IP riders that fully cover a patient’s minimum deductible. The move is designed to curb…
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LG & AXA Mansard Partner for Free Malaria Insurance in Nigeria
LG and AXA Mansard Unite to Provide Free Malaria Insurance in Nigeria In a bid to strengthen health security for Nigerian families, LG Electronics has joined forces with AXA Mansard Health to offer free malaria insurance. The collaboration targets LG’s customers and aims to provide essential financial protection against malaria, a pervasive health challenge in…
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Choice Names 2025 Shonky Award Winners: Banking, Insurance, and Online Marketplace Draw Fire
Choice Reveals 2025 Shonky Awards: A Critical Look at Consumer Traps Australia’s consumer advocacy group Choice has unveiled the winners of its 20th annual Shonky Awards, a tongue-in-cheek ranking that highlights products and services deemed unfriendly or confusing to shoppers. The awards, which Choice describes as a lighthearted but pointed critique, focus on areas where…
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Choice Reveals 2025 Shonky Awards Winners: A Critical Look at Consumer Pitfalls
Overview: What the Shonky Awards Are Really About in 2025 Choice has announced the winners of its 20th annual Shonky Awards, a tongue-in-cheek set of accolades aimed at highlighting products, services, and companies that fall short for Australian consumers. While the term “Shonky” signals a lighthearted tone, the criticisms often reflect genuine concerns about value,…
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Choice Reveals Shonky Awards 2025 Winners: What Failed Consumers This Year
Introduction: What the Shonky Awards Are Australia’s consumer advocacy group Choice has released the 20th annual Shonky Awards, a tongue‑in‑cheek but purposefully pointed critique of products, services, and companies that fail consumers. Unlike prestigious accolades, the Shonky Awards spotlight practices or features that leave customers frustrated, misled, or stuck with poor value. The 2025 winners…
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Hospitalization Spending on Cancers in Hunan, China (2017–2019): A Comprehensive Look at Costs and Determinants
Overview Cacing the economic burden of cancer requires looking beyond incidence and mortality to how hospitalization costs accumulate. A retrospective study using the CNHSNRS data from 2017–2019 in Hunan Province, China, quantified inpatient spending for all cancers, described the cost distribution across cancer sites and patient characteristics, and identified factors associated with higher per-admission costs.…
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Hospitalization Costs for Cancers in Hunan, China (2017–2019): An In-Depth Look at Economic Burden and Driving Factors
Overview: The Economic Burden of Cancer in Hunan (2017–2019) The hospitalization expenditure for cancers in Hunan Province, China, from 2017 through 2019 reached US$2,490.36 million, illustrating a substantial economic burden on patients, insurers, and the health system. Across 872,309 cancer-related hospitalizations, medical insurance covered 64.10% of costs, while out-of-pocket payments accounted for 35.90%. These figures…
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Swiss Health Insurance Premiums Rise More Than Forecast: Deloitte Study
Key finding: Swiss health insurance premiums may rise more than forecast New analysis from Deloitte challenges the official outlook for Swiss health insurance costs. In a study covering 1,300 insured individuals, the consulting firm found that next year’s premium increases could exceed the government’s 4.4% forecast, with notable regional variation. Deloitte notes that the official…
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Swiss Health Insurance Premiums Rise More Than Announced, Deloitte Finds
A new Deloitte study analyzing health insurance costs across premium levels and Swiss regions suggests that next year’s premium increases could outpace official projections. The consulting firm, which surveyed 1,300 insured individuals, finds that the official figure of 4.4% does not capture the full picture the costs impose on households. Key findings from Deloitte’s analysis…
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Health Insurance Premiums Rise Beyond Expected, Deloitte Study
Key findings from Deloitte’s premium analysis Swiss health insurance premiums are set to rise again in 2026, but a new Deloitte analysis suggests the increase will be stronger in several regions than the official forecast. Deloitte examined costs by premium tier and canton, drawing on a survey of about 1,300 insured individuals. While the official…