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Cashless treatment standoff: AHPI demands higher rates, Bajaj Allianz resists blanket hike, proposes negotiations with individual hospitals

Open to reviewing cashless tariffs based on negotiations with individual entities, no blanket hike across hospitals; hopeful of a resolution before September 1, say insurance officials

September 22, 2025 / 10:38 IST
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With hospitals and general insurance companies at loggerheads yet again over cashless treatment rates, patient-policyholders will suffer unless the two side resolve the dispute amicably by September 1.

On August 22, the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) directed its hospitals to suspend cashless facilities to customers of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Care Health Insurance from September 1.

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Following talks with Bajaj Allianz on August 28, AHPI urged the insurer to immediately restore services at its member hospitals that were removed from the cashless network.

AHPI has indicated it will review its advisory to stop cashless services from September 1 after the insurer resumes services at various hospitals.