Kathmandu, July 16: The Health Insurance Board (HIB) has approved for the implementation of health insurance services in ten private medical colleges.
The Board has given permission to 10 medical colleges and 2 eye hospitals to run the insurance program with effect from today.
According to the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Gunaraj Lohani, there are four medical colleges in Kathmandu Valley and six outside.
The hospitals listed in the insurance program are Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (KMC Hospital), Manmohan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital and Kist Medical College Teaching Hospital.
Similarly, among the medical colleges outside the valley that have been listed for the health insurance program are B&C Medical College Teaching Hospital Jhapa, Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar, Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital Biratnagar, Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital Bharatpur, Devdah Medical College Khairahani Rupandehi and Nepalgunj Medical College.
Health insurance has also been implemented in Birta Jyoti Eyecare Pvt Ltd, Jhapa and Drishti Eye Hospital, Pokhara.
Recently, the Insurance Board had stopped the program after receiving complaints about the increasing number of medical conditions in private hospitals and medical colleges. According to the board, insurance program agreements have been signed with 472 service provider health institutions so far.
