10th
July - Current Affairs :
THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATORS
(TPAs) :
Ø Insurance Regulatory
and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has mooted multiple changes in the regulations governing Third-Party
Administrators (TPAs)-Health Services.
Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)
:
Ø TPAs are IRDAI-licensed third-party entities who provide management solutions to health
insurance companies.
Ø They act as an intermediary between the
insurance company and policyholder. A range of services are offered by TPAs in
health insurance segment from administering services to handling claims.
Ø The first set of regulations governing the
TPAs were issued by IRDAI in 2001. This also marked the introduction of the concept of TPAs
in the health insurance space,
Recent changes suggested by IRDAI
in the regulations governing TPAs-Health Services:
Ø For greater competition, it is proposed to
allow the policyholders to choose the TPA of their choice from those engaged by
the insurer.
Ø The IRDAI has also proposed a set of
qualifying norms for TPA promoters, including those pertaining to their
shareholding.
Ø Further, it has suggested a change in the
wordings to increase the scope of health services provided by TPAs to
policyholders of foreign insurers visiting India.
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