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Four years after it was launched, Bajaj Finserv Health is sick of playing a supporting role. It is stepping into the spotlight. But is this a risk worth taking?
Back when it was launched in 2020, Bajaj Finsev Health had a clear plan: it wanted to provide a complete healthcare package to its consumers.
And it did that by happily playing a supporting role in India’s booming healthcare industry.
Here’s what Bajaj Finserv Health does. It is essentially a health management platform. So it facilitates things like doctor consultations and health checkups to its 400-odd corporate clients. Simple enough.
But four years later, the company’s vision has evolved. They want to take things to the next level. It’s clearly sick of playing a supporting role. So it has decided to step into the spotlight. The first step was to acquire 22-year-old Vidal Healthcare, which is a third party administrator.
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