India
Overview
Detariffing
Employee Assistance Programs
HIV/AIDS
Wellness
Resources
Overview
These materials provide an overview of India in the areas of health, healthcare, health-related legislation, and benefits.
Country Overview Presentation – November 18, 2005 
This presentation provides an overview of the health system in India and prevalent health conditions.
Country Call Highlights
The country conference calls are a forum for corporate members, regional staff, and field experts to benchmark on health and health-related issues.
March 1, 2006
The topics covered include healthcare issues, quality of coverage and hospitals, preventive care, self-insurance, organization floaters, maternity care, dependent coverage for parents, fringe benefit tax, wellness initiatives, and avian flu.
November 18, 2005
The topics covered include costs, transparency, insurance, post-retirement schemes, maternity care, dependent coverage, benefits issues, administration, benefit harmonization and inventory, aggressive underwriting, flexible benefits, worksite marketing, multinational pooling, benefit benchmarking, wellness initiatives, and employee attitudes.
Country Survey – September 6, 2005
This survey examined benefits for all employee types, dependent coverage, cost issues, policy issues, cost sharing, and vendors.
Health and Health Benefits Landscape Presentation – November 29, 2007
Cecilia Healthcare Services presented on the health and health benefits layout in India.
Wellness and Disease Management – November 29, 2007
Cecilia Healthcare Services presented on its approach to wellness and disease management in India.
Global Challenges in Healthcare: Focus India – August 17, 2005
Apollo Health Group presented information about the Indian healthcare system at the time and as anticipated for the future, its approach to healthcare, and the emerging market of medical tourism. Note that this is a large presentation, and it will take time to download.
Detariffing
This project aims to influence the reform of insurance regulations for health benefits.
Detariffing Letter to the Minister of Finance – April 30, 2007
This letter to the Indian Minister of Finance requests not taxing health benefits in a self-insured mechanism.
Board Discussion of Detariffing in India – December 20, 2006
These highlights summarize the Board meeting discussion regarding detariffing in India.
Letter to the Insurance Regulator – November 9, 2006
This letter to the Indian insurance regulator requests not taxing health benefits in a self-insured mechanism.
Need to Influence Policy in India – October 5, 2006
This presentation outlines the impact of detariffing and the need to open a dialogue with government.
Health Tax Approval Explanation Summary – October 5, 2006
This Mercer document provides a list of illnesses, which treatment payments are approved for special tax benefits.
Employee Assistance Programs
Integrated People Management Solution for Maximizing Performance and Building Organizational Resiliency Presentation – December 4, 2006
Human Dynamic Asia Pacific presented to the Board about employee assistance program (EAP) services in Asia (specifically China and India) and the differences when compared with Western-based EAPs.
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Update Presentation – September 27, 2007
The GHBI HIV/AIDS workgroup presented an interim status report regarding HIV/AIDS coverage in India and outlined potential collaborative partners.
Business & AIDS: Focus on China and India – April 3, 2006
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS presented to the Board on how HIV/AIDS is affecting communities and businesses around the world especially in China and India.
Wellness
Health Risk Assessment Use in India Survey Report – April 3, 2007 
This member-requested survey examines the health risk assessments and wellness programs used by multinationals in India.
Resources
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