The rivalry between hospitals and insurers will always be heated
January 25, 2026
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Episode 671 · January 25, 2026
The rivalry between hospitals and insurers will always be heated
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<p>When your insurance card suddenly stops working, it is not just a glitch. It is the symptom of a deeper crisis in Indian healthcare.</p><p>Hospitals say insurers have failed to update reimbursement rates despite medical inflation. Insurers say hospitals are inflating bills and resisting standardization.</p><p>Millions of policyholders are caught between them, forced to pay out of pocket for care they thought was covered.</p><p>How did India’s healthcare system end up in this deadlock. And who really decides what your treatment is worth?</p><p>Tune in.</p><p><em>*This episode was originally published on November 4th, 2025</em></p><p><strong><em>Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. </em></strong><a href="%20https://the-ken.com/pricing/"><strong><em>Subscribe</em></strong></a><strong><em> for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.</em></strong></p>
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