India Inc eyes US Healthcare Bill boost

Indian firms hope to cash in on the new US healthcare law signed this week by Obama. Indian companies are working with U.S. insurers handling back-office operations, including claims processing, supply management and transcription services. The extension of healthcare to 32 million Americans over the next decade will mean that the need for those services will grow, executives here said. The health-care reform bill is a very, very big opportunity for us, said Ananda Mukerji, managing director of Firstsource Solutions. He said about 40 percent of the company s business comes from dozens of U.S. hospitals and insurance companies. A big ...

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