AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHospital Accountability: Maharashtra SCDRC pulled up a Mumbai hospital for delaying discharge of a two-day-old baby by over nine hours while waiting for cashless insurance approval, ordering Rs 25,000 compensation plus Rs 10,000 litigation costs. Drug Regulation Crackdown: The Union Health Ministry notified stricter Drugs Rules, 1945 provisions to debar applicants submitting fake or fabricated data, adding a new punitive step beyond rejection/cancellation. Insurance Admin Shift: A report looks at how AI is starting to streamline health insurance approvals and paperwork in India, from document verification to flagging incomplete submissions. Policy on Medicine Prices: A Parliamentary panel urged a review of pricing for non-scheduled medicines, including revisiting categorisation to prevent arbitrary initial prices and unusually high mark-ups. Public Health & Food Safety: Delhi-NCR’s fake paneer/adulterated milk/khoya racket continues despite raids, with an undercover sting tracing supply links across Haryana and UP. Healthcare Access in Cities: Mumbai BMC launched dedicated CFC counters in ward offices for faster birth/death registration and certificate corrections, with status tracking and planned SMS updates. Healthcare Innovation Recognition: Harvard T.H. Chan School honoured Indian-origin public health leaders, including Basys.ai’s explainable AI work to reduce healthcare admin burdens.
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