Just two weeks after getting laid off from his job, Ashish Desai sprained his ankle and knee playing tennis. No paycheck and no health insurance meant no doctor for the Buckhead resident. Desai bandaged the injuries the best he could and left them to heal. "It doesn't feel great by any stretch, but it feels good enough," said Desai, 32, a former securities analyst who lost his job in October ...

City employees in St. Robert now have a new health insurance plan and carrier following a unanimous vote by the St. Robert Board of Aldermen at its meeting Monday evening.

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According to the action plan finalised by the General Insurance Council, the industry lobby for non-life insurers, the portable health cover will be available for a period of three years initially. Depending on the feedback in terms of claims ratio, the insurance companies will take a call on whether to extend the cover. Also, the scheme will be open to only those in the age group of 18-40.

Kigali — At least 91 percent of the Rwandan population had subscribed to health insurance by the end of last year, the Ministry of Health has revealed.

Kigali — The Ministry of Health has announced that a significant 91 percent of the Rwandan population were subscribers to different health insurance schemes by the end of 2008.