New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- A Mumbai-based doctors' body, Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), has raised concerns over the swift approval of Saif Ali Khan's Rs.25 lakh medical insurance claim by Niva Bupa - a health insurance company in India, alleging 'preferential treatment to a celebrity'. The doctors' body said the swift action on Saif Ali Khan's mediclaim shows how celebrities receive "favourable terms and higher cashless treatment limits" while common people face "insufficient coverage."

In a letter to Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the doctors' body, which represents over 14,000 medical professionals in India, has said that approval to Saif Ali Khan's insurance claim came within hours of his hospi...