Nepal, Jan. 15 -- TUTH had issued a notice on Monday stating that health insurance services would be discontinued from January 15.

Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) has stood its ground on its decision to suspend health insurance services from mid-January, saying it has not revised the announcement made earlier this week. As of Wednesday afternoon, hospital officials confirmed that the decision remains unchanged. TUTH had issued a notice on Monday stating that health insurance services would be discontinued from January 15.Hospital officials say the move comes amid mounting financial pressure caused by the Health Insurance Board's (HIB) repeated rejection of payment claims and unilateral revisions to treatment rates. TUTH has...