Teena Thacker

Journalist @EconomicTimes |#pharma| #health. Awarded: #RamnathGoenka| #CJEA| @Laadli_PF. Ex @livemint| @IndianExpress|Tweets r personal,RTs ≠endorsements

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

Honoured and humbled to have got the Ramnath Goenka #RNG award for Excellence in Journalism. Big thanks to my mentors, bosses, family& friends and above all the Divine power. @rashtrapatibhvn @IndianExpress @RamnathGoenka

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

The government on Saturday notified a 30% cap on trade margins for 137 widely used anti-cancer drugs, with revised prices set to take effect from November 9.

https://t.co/9mQdI0gSAf

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

Govt may notify trade margin caps on around 142 cancer drugs today.

@nppa_india @DeptPharma @MoHFW_INDIA

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

Govt may notify trade margin caps on around 142 cancer drugs today.

@nppa_india @DeptPharma @MoHFW_INDIA

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@beastoftraal Sir, the representation did not name the company and our story was based on the contents of the letter. There was no intention to withhold the name.

[T. Prashant Reddy @Preddy85]

Same issues arose with the hip implant case and we still have not addressed it as a country. The Health Ministry is paralyzed on major policy issues pertaining to regulation of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@Hoe_gaarden @MoHFW_INDIA @Drajeetgopchade The representation did not name the company, and our story was based on the contents of the letter. Identifying the manufacturer would have required independent verification. There was no intention to withhold the name.

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

Sri Lanka flags safety concerns involving 3 models of India-made, drug-eluting coronary stents that were reportedly withdrawn following quality issues.

The cabinet secretariat has now asked @MoHFW_INDIA to take action on concerns after @Drajeetgopchade sought intervention.

[Dr Ajeet Gopchade @Drajeetgopchade]

@Teensthack @MoHFW_INDIA Thank you very much respected teena Thacker for supporting our medical fraternity.. serving people of India..god bless you

[Dr J S Suri @DRJSSURI]

A welcome step towards transparency in healthcare billing.

But transparency is not affordability, price is not quality, and issuing directives is not implementation.

Patients need more than displayed rates. They deserve assured quality, appropriate care, itemised billing, effective grievance redressal and protection against unaffordable expenditure.

The Clinical Establishments Act is not uniformly applicable across India. State-level enforcement remains crucial.

From a UHC perspective, the real test is whether this measure improves financial protection under SDG 3.8.2 and reduces out-of-pocket expenditure.

A useful administrative reform, certainly. But displaying the price of healthcare is not the same as ensuring access to healthcare.

Let transparency be a step towards systemic reform, not mistaken for its achievement.

#UHC #PatientRights #HealthcareQuality #FinancialProtection

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

In a push to make healthcare billing more transparent, the Centre has asked states and union territories to ensure that hospitals and other clinical establishments prominently display the rates they charge for services and facilities.

https://t.co/rcPmjIVv0M

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@sheela2010 @payalmehta100 So shocking and tragic. Heartfelt condolences to her family and friends

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@snehamordani Best wishes Sneha 😍

[Economic Times @EconomicTimes]

Fortis Healthcare reviews Delhi HC ruling in Daiichi Sankyo case, may approach Supreme Court

https://t.co/THtaag97W2

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@neeleshmisra U r right sir. It’s pathetic.

Gurgaon: where you pay crores for a flat, thousands for maintenance and still wade through knee-deep water to get to your car.

Million dollar city. Third world infrastructure. 🙃

[Neelesh Misra @neeleshmisra]

I was in Gurgaon the last two days. Pata nahin kaise rehte hain log vahan. Pathetic collapse of governance and it’s always been like this.

[The Economic Times Front Row @ETFrontRow]

Uttarakhand has built a strong identity as a tourism capital. The next ambition is to turn that strength into broader economic growth.

Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand, outlined the state’s vision in his address on “Uttarakhand’s Next Leap: From Tourism Capital to an Economic Powerhouse” at #ETWLF.

@pushkardhami

#ETWorldLeadersForum

@specfinancegfty @Visa_IND @Suzlon @casagrandhomes @EconomicTimes

[Dia Rekhi @diarekhiET]

Hans Christian Dall Nygård, head – private equity at SPEC Finance takes the stage at #ETWorldLeadersForum.

#ETWLF
@ETFrontRow

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@sakie339 Congratulations!!

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@drmohanv Many congrats sir

[Teena Thacker @Teensthack]

@HT_Ed Best wishes to you as you embark on the new journey, sir @HT_Ed

[SUHEL SETH @Suhelseth]

Issued in public interest: for all those coming to Gurugram today and / or leaving, kindly use a boat. Thanks to the brilliance of the administration which never anticipates the monsoon, we are happily flooded. Thank you @NayabSainiBJP and @DC_Gurugram for your thoughtfulness.