PFCD Advocates for Insurance Coverage of Robotic Joint Replacement Surgery to Bridge India's Treatment Gap
May 01, 2026
New Delhi [India], May 1: The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) convened a panel of leading orthopaedic surgeons in New Delhi - Dr. Ramneek Mahajan, Chairman - Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement and Chief Robotic Joint Replacement, Max Healthcare; Dr. Havind Tandon, Senior Consultant, Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement, Apollo Hospital; and Dr. Subhash Jangid, Principal Director, Joint Replacement and Orthopaedics, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) - to discuss India's growing arthritis burden, critical technological-insurance discrepancies and the urgent need for equitable coverage for robotic-assisted joint replacement (JR) surgery.