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Private hospitals anchor the next wave of healthcare growth
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (441+ words) With constrained public capital expenditure and inadequate healthcare infrastructure, the private sector is likely to be the primary beneficiary of incremental demand, supporting accelerated growth over the medium term. Strong structural demand outlook India's hospital sector is set for sustained…...
Malaysia’s insurers launch reference price ranges for private healthcare
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (606+ words) Malaysia's insurance and takaful sector has introduced reference price ranges for common private healthcare services and expanded a multistakeholder committee on medical claims. The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), and General Insurance Association of Malaysia…...
Rhode Island AG adopts final rule for premerger notification
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (482+ words) After unveiling a series of healthcare-related proposals aimed at providing "immediate relief and long-term solutions for Rhode Island's failing health care system" in 2025, Rhode Island Attorney General (AG) Peter Neronha adopted on January 8, 2026, a final rule to require premerger notification…...
Kaiser Permanente to pay USD 556M to settle Justice Department allegations
1+ week, 6+ day ago (834+ words) In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical conditions patients didn't have. The settlement, announced Jan. 14, resolves whistleblower lawsuits that…...