Karnataka’s SMS Institute of Medical Sciences and Research to have common insurance empanelment
Bangalore, Oct 22 (BVI) Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR) in Muddenahalli in Karnataka has claimed to have become the country’s first hospital to achieve common empanelment with all general insurance companies, ensuring that no insured patient is denied treatment due to administrative or network limitations.
The initiative was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between SMSIMSR and the General Insurance Council (GIC), representing a major breakthrough in inclusive healthcare delivery, the company said.
This move eliminates the biggest bottleneck in healthcare delivery — exclusion of patients due to insurer-specific hospital tie-ups.
Dr Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO of Bajaj General Insurance Limited, and Chairman of GIC, said the development was “a defining moment for India’s insurance and healthcare sectors—one that unites both to serve the citizen first.”
He added that this model can serve as a blueprint for hospitals across the country to make insurance truly universal.
Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai, Founder of SMSIMSR, said, “Healthcare offered as an act of selfless love, without constraints or distinctions, lays the foundation for true social unity. At SMSIMSR, each patient is family—because for us, the whole world is one family: vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam.”
The collaboration also aligns with India’s push toward equitable healthcare under the Ayushman Bharat Mission. By bridging the gap between private insurance mechanisms and social healthcare mandates, SMSIMSR is demonstrating how compassion and efficiency can coexist within the same system. (BVI)
