6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (423+ words) Ministry of Health and Food Safety KIRTIPUR: Health insurance payments, which had become problematic in previous years due to a lack of resources and other constraints, have started to ease. Following the formation of a new government under the leadership…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (202+ words) KATHMANDU: The Health Insurance Board has instructed private hospitals to ensure the provision of medical treatment for patients requiring emergency care under the health insurance scheme. Board Senior Medical Superintendent Dr. Pawan Kumar Shah said that the directive has been…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (133+ words) Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle KATHMANDU: The government has allocated Rs 15 billion for the health insurance programme in the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27. The allocation is Rs 5 billion higher than in the current fiscal year, where Rs 10 billion had been set…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (180+ words) KATHMANDU: The government has announced a major restructuring of the health insurance programme. Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle made the announcement while presenting the budget for fiscal year 2026/27 in the joint session of the Federal Parliament on Friday. He said scattered…...