Govt to Increase Ceiling Rate of Premium Paid Under Ayushman Bharat to Rs 1,500
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt to Increase Ceiling Rate of Premium Paid Under Ayushman Bharat to Rs 1,500

News 18  

The government has decided to revise the ceiling rate of premium paid to insurance companies by states and Union Territories under India’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, from Rs 1,052 per year by each family to Rs 1,500, News18 has learnt. The National Health Authority, which is responsible for the implementation of the scheme, had proposed the revision highlighting that per family utilisation under the Ayushman Bharat in a few states and UTs has already breached the ceiling limit of Rs 1,052. The government official said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant quoted a study to the governing board that “the per family premium or expenditure for providing healthcare services similar to that of Ayushman Bharat was around Rs 2,800.” “Kant told the board that in light of the same, increasing the per family expenditure ceiling to Rs 1,500 was within reasonable limits,” the source said. “As a result, this ceiling limit was no longer reflective of the on ground scenario.” New Ceiling to Bring More States/UTs to Adopt Scheme The upward revision of ceiling limits is likely to encourage many states, UTs to adopt the recently notified health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat.

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Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat: 4.5 crore people to benefit
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2 days, 1 hour ago

Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat: 4.5 crore people to benefit

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Odisha has become the 34th state in India to join the central government’s ambitious scheme Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, considered the largest insurance scheme in the world. In this regard, the Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday by integrating its own scheme, Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana, with the Union Health Ministry. Speaking at …

Odisha Announces Ayushman Bharat Scheme for 3.5 Crore People
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Odisha Announces Ayushman Bharat Scheme for 3.5 Crore People

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is set to roll out the Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme in the financial year 2024-25, alongside the introduction of the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana health insurance cards. Announcing the plan on Monday, the minister revealed that the scheme would initially cover approximately 3.5 crore people in Odisha. The Ayushman Bharat scheme will be implemented across approximately 27,000 medical …

Lakhs to be deprived of healthcare due to Ayushman Bharat launch in state: BJD
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakhs to be deprived of healthcare due to Ayushman Bharat launch in state: BJD

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Tuesday alleged that lakhs of poor families will be deprived of proper healthcare facilities if the state government introduces Ayushman Bharat scheme in Odisha. Speaking to mediapersons, Opposition chief whip and senior BJD leader Pramila Mallik said around 96.5 lakh families were covered under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, the signature scheme of the previous BJD government. …

Modi 3.0 Health Boost In 100 Days: Ayushman Bharat Free Insurance For All Above 70 To Cheaper Cancer Medicines
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi 3.0 Health Boost In 100 Days: Ayushman Bharat Free Insurance For All Above 70 To Cheaper Cancer Medicines

News 18  

The Modi government 3.0 has focused on providing accessible healthcare services within first 100 days. Among the key steps are expansion of Ayushman Bharat scheme, 75,000 new medical seats, U-WIN portal for vaccinations and customs duty exemption on cancer medication. The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana scheme has been expanded to provide free insurance of up to Rs …

Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme in Telangana: Rs 10 lakh coverage, 163 procedures added
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme in Telangana: Rs 10 lakh coverage, 163 procedures added

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Enhancing the benefit under the healthcare services in the state, the Congress government on Monday announced that the health insurance cover under the Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Scheme will be increased from the existing Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh per family per annum. The government has added 163 new health procedures to the existing list of 1,672 procedures …

Govt Plans Major Expansion Of Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme: Report
6 months ago

Govt Plans Major Expansion Of Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme: Report

ABP News  

The central government is considering a major expansion of its Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in a bid to enhance healthcare accessibility. Launched to provide secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per family annually, the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was allocated Rs 7,200 crore in the interim Budget of 2024. President Droupadi …

Budget 2024: Health insurers seek more attractive tax incentives—and a regulator
6 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Health insurers seek more attractive tax incentives—and a regulator

Live Mint  

In the interim budget for 2024-25 presented in February, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman increased the government’s allocation towards the health sector by nearly 14%. “To enable better retail health insurance penetration, the government can consider categorising them under a separate HSN code and lowering the tax to 5%," says Parimal Heda, chief investment officer, GoDigit General Insurance. The tax on …

Asha, Anganwadi workers to collect data on people above 70 yrs of age to bring them under government health scheme
7 months ago

Asha, Anganwadi workers to collect data on people above 70 yrs of age to bring them under government health scheme

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Accredited Social Health Activists and Anganwadi workers will be collecting data on individuals above 70 years of age to bring them under the purview of the government's free healthcare scheme, according to the officials aware of the matter. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is the largest health insurance scheme in the world, providing coverage of up …

New govt will extend Ayushman Bharat scheme to Odisha, says BJP state chief
7 months, 1 week ago

New govt will extend Ayushman Bharat scheme to Odisha, says BJP state chief

Hindustan Times  

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party will soon implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme for the people living in and outside the state, the party’s Odisha unit chief Manmohan Samal said on Wednesday. Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party president Manmohan Samal with party leaders release the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls Samal said the Biju Swasthya …

Inclusion of Septuagenarians in Ayushman Bharat: A Step Forward - News18
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Inclusion of Septuagenarians in Ayushman Bharat: A Step Forward - News18

News 18  

The BJP manifesto for the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which includes among other things a promise to bring senior citizens aged 70 and above within the ambit of the government’s flagship healthcare program for the vulnerable sections of society, is a welcome step. Mercifully, it has not promised Ayushmaan cover for ‘very senior citizens’, the entry point for which …

Budget 2024: Healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to be extended to all ASHA, anganwadi workers
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Healthcare cover under Ayushman Bharat to be extended to all ASHA, anganwadi workers

India TV News  

The government on Thursday during the Budget 2024-25 session announced the extension of healthcare coverage under Ayushman Bharat to all ASHA and anganwadi workers. “The health cover under the Ayushman Bharat scheme will be extended to all ASHA and Anganwadi workers and helpers,” said the Finance Minister during her Union Budget 2024-25 speech. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana is …

49% Ayushman Bharat card recipients are women, informs Modi govt
1 year, 5 months ago

49% Ayushman Bharat card recipients are women, informs Modi govt

Op India  

On Friday, the Union Minister of State for Health SP Singh Baghel informed the Lok Sabha that about 49% Ayushman Bharat card holders are women. He also added that 141 health packages, provided under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, cater to women exclusively. It must be mentioned that the Union government provides ₹5 lakh health cover per family …

Centre urges States, Union Territories to achieve 100% Ayushman Bharat card saturation
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre urges States, Union Territories to achieve 100% Ayushman Bharat card saturation

The Hindu  

The Union government has urged all States and Union Territories to achieve 100% Ayushman Bharat card saturation by utilising the services of grassroots-level healthcare workers. The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is billed as the largest government- Stakeholders have also been directed to set up State offices and carry out review and regular monitoring of the programme. The …

TS pushes Ayushman Bharat, patients happy
1 year, 6 months ago

TS pushes Ayushman Bharat, patients happy

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: The state government, which has been criticised in the past for allegedly ignoring the Centre’s schemes, however, in a change of tack, is actively promoting the Ayushman Bharat scheme by opening accounts for beneficiaries and the needy to avail of benefits. Besides the Ayushman Bharat, the state government also got funds for constructing houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas …

Centre to set up escrow account for payments under Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme
2 years, 3 months ago

Centre to set up escrow account for payments under Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Union health ministry is considering setting up an escrow account to help quickly settle payments under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, people aware of the matter said, explaining how the plan will keep funds flowing to hospitals even if central or state government departments, who share the costs, delay in releasing money. “There have been some complaints of …

Punjab: PGIMER stops treating patients under 'Ayushman Bharat scheme'
2 years, 5 months ago

Punjab: PGIMER stops treating patients under 'Ayushman Bharat scheme'

India TV News  

Highlights PGIMER in Chandigarh has stopped treating patients under Ayushman Bharat scheme, said officials It is due to the reason that the pending claims exceeded Rs 15 crores, officials added Ayushman Bharat is a flagship scheme of the Government of India Punjab news updates : Owing to pending claims exceeding Rs 15 crores, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education …

You Can Now Top Up Ayushman Bharat Wallet With Own Money to Use Up Entire Rs 5L Balance
2 years, 11 months ago

You Can Now Top Up Ayushman Bharat Wallet With Own Money to Use Up Entire Rs 5L Balance

News 18  

National Health Authority, the top body governing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, has given in-principle approval allowing out-of-pocket payments for packages costing beyond the scheme’s wallet limit of Rs 5 lakh, News18.com has learnt. According to a senior official, the National Health Authority, the apex body responsible for the implementation of Ayushman Bharat, has briefed …

Govt May Extend Ayushman Bharat to 2 Crore More Families, Go Beyond SECC to Identify Beneficiaries
3 years ago

Govt May Extend Ayushman Bharat to 2 Crore More Families, Go Beyond SECC to Identify Beneficiaries

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government is considering extending its pet Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana programme to around two crore additional families—over and above the cap of 10.76 crore— News18.com has learnt. Towards this, highly placed government sources said, the National Health Authority may also start considering databases other than the Socio Economic and Caste Census to identify and …

Ayushman Bharat Set for Reboot With Faster Reimbursement, Incentives for Model Hospitals
3 years, 1 month ago

Ayushman Bharat Set for Reboot With Faster Reimbursement, Incentives for Model Hospitals

News 18  

Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest public health insurance scheme, is set for a reboot with the objective of bringing more private hospitals on board to increase its foothold. The National Health Authority, which implements the scheme officially known as Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, has designed several incentives to attract more hospitals. The Narendra Modi government’s flagship health …

Telangana to Implement Ayushman Bharat Scheme; Here’s All You Need to Know About PM-JAY
3 years, 7 months ago

Telangana to Implement Ayushman Bharat Scheme; Here’s All You Need to Know About PM-JAY

News 18  

Telangana Medical and Health department signed an MoU with the National Health Authority to join the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme PM-JAY. Here’s all you need to know about the scheme: The scheme offers annual cover of Rs 5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to over 107.4 million poor and vulnerable households, or about 530 million beneficiaries. …

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J&K residents
4 years ago

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J&K residents

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister's Office said the scheme will ensure universal health coverage, and focus on providing financial risk protection and ensuring quality and affordable essential health services to all individuals and communities. The scheme will …

Govt extends Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for healthcare providers till September
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt extends Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for healthcare providers till September

India TV News  

Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases, the government has extended the Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for about 22 lakh healthcare providers for another three months till September. The insurance provides a comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 lakh to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in …

Ayushman Bharat, one year on: Big challenges and bigger opportunities lie ahead of govt's flagship programme
5 years, 3 months ago

Ayushman Bharat, one year on: Big challenges and bigger opportunities lie ahead of govt's flagship programme

Firstpost  

Ayushman Bharat has come up as a strong programme in improving and meeting the Indian population’s healthcare needs, but it has a long way to go. Ayushman Bharat, India’s cashless healthcare plan for half a billion people living in poverty, turned one on 23 September. Here’s a look at what the National Health Authority — which runs Ayushman Bharat — …

Ayushman Bharat: A revolutionary step towards a healthy India
5 years, 3 months ago

Ayushman Bharat: A revolutionary step towards a healthy India

Op India  

At a point of time when the common man is struggling to meet the expenditure of health care which may cost a family’s lifetime savings, the Ayushman Bharat Scheme has come as a lifeline to the poor which ensures the treatment to the beneficiaries free of cost or at minimum expense. Ayushman Bharat, the flagship scheme of Government of India, …

10.74 crore families benefited under Ayushman Bharat: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
5 years, 5 months ago

10.74 crore families benefited under Ayushman Bharat: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

India TV News  

As many as 10.74 crore poor families in the country have been benefited from the Ayushman Bharat under which free treatment up to Rs five lakh can be availed, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Lok Sabha on Friday. Khan said during the Question Hour that as on July 23, a total of 16,039 hospitals have been empanelled under the …

Kerala already a member of Ayushman Bharat, PM Modi misunderstood situation: State health minister
5 years, 7 months ago

Kerala already a member of Ayushman Bharat, PM Modi misunderstood situation: State health minister

India TV News  

Joining issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his appeal to it for joining Ayushman Bharat, the LDF government in Kerala has said the state is already a member of the Centre's health insurance scheme and the PM has "misunderstood" it. Asking the prime minister to correct himself, state Health Minister K K Shylaja said that in fact, the Kerala …

BJP leader and medical professional Dr Nandini lashes out on Kejriwal government for non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat
5 years, 7 months ago

BJP leader and medical professional Dr Nandini lashes out on Kejriwal government for non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat

Op India  

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain yesterday said that the Delhi government will not allow Ayushman Bharat Yojana to be implemented. Reacting to Kejriwal’s flippant attitude, BJP leader and a medical professional Dr Nandini Sharma lashed out on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his callous attitude. Her Facebook post is published in its entirety below: In what yet again exposes …

‘Won’t apply Centre’s health scheme in Delhi’: Delhi health minister
5 years, 7 months ago

‘Won’t apply Centre’s health scheme in Delhi’: Delhi health minister

Hindustan Times  

Delhi health minister Satyender Jain on Tuesday reiterated the government’s position of not implementing the central government’s health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, in its hospital citing poor implementation in neighbouring states. Jain’s comment comes a day after Dr Harsh Vardhan took charge as Union Health Minister and said he will focus on implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme across India. During …

As govt begins fresh innings, all eyes on healthcare promise
5 years, 7 months ago

As govt begins fresh innings, all eyes on healthcare promise

Live Mint  

The government will have to focus on the major health initiatives that played a pivotal role in wooing voters and helped the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance come back to power at the centre. The key health initiatives of the previous government included Ayushman Bharat, price cuts for essential drugs and implants, and the introduction of health-related bills …

PM Narendra Modi’s historic decision to introduce ‘Ayushman Bharat’ benefits 10 crore families
5 years, 10 months ago

PM Narendra Modi’s historic decision to introduce ‘Ayushman Bharat’ benefits 10 crore families

Op India  

A baby girl Alia from Ranchi suffering from a critical heart disease, an 80-year-old lady from Panipat with a severely septic wound, a 59-year-old tea vendor from Aurangabad in Bihar diagnosed with oral cancer, a 60 year old tailor from Satara in Maharashtra admitted with chest pain and a youngster Devilal Nayak from Jharkhand with a broken hip – what …

Ayushman Bharat: Govt plans to rope in private firms to bring their eligible employees under health care scheme
5 years, 10 months ago

Ayushman Bharat: Govt plans to rope in private firms to bring their eligible employees under health care scheme

Firstpost  

Accordingly, as many as 21 private firms have been identified for negotiations to obtain permission for getting eligible employees registered in the Ayushman Bharat health care scheme. The government plans to rope in the huge employee base of big private firms to bring them under the cover of its ambitious health care plan, Ayushman Bharat, said a media report. Accordingly, …

Health budget focuses only on Ayushman Bharat, other schemes ignored
5 years, 11 months ago

Health budget focuses only on Ayushman Bharat, other schemes ignored

Live Mint  

Making Ayushman Bharat scheme the representative of all the healthcare initiatives in Budget 2019-20, Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government forgot to focus on unprecedented disease burden looming large on the country. While the total health budget allocated to the ministry of health and family welfare for 2019-20 is ₹61,398.12 crore against ₹52,800 crore in 2018-19, an increase of 16.3%, …

Budget 2019: Ayushman Bharat remained highlight of health initiatives by the government
5 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2019: Ayushman Bharat remained highlight of health initiatives by the government

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Ayushman Bharat scheme remained the highlight among healthcare initiatives taken by the Narendra Modi-led government during the speech of finance minister Piyush Goyal, who presented the interim budget 2019-20 on Friday. “We launched the world’s largest health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat because our government empathizes with the pain of the burden of expenditure on medical treatment by …

100 days of Ayushman Bharat: 6.85 lakh patients availed free treatment so far
6 years ago

100 days of Ayushman Bharat: 6.85 lakh patients availed free treatment so far

Op India  

Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna, one of the most ambitious schemes of the Modi government, has completed 100 days on Monday, since its launch in September 2018. The Narendra Modi’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, aims to provide health insurance coverage to more than 10 crore poor families in the country. Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, calling this scheme …

India’s health care sector needs fresh ideas
6 years ago

India’s health care sector needs fresh ideas

Hindustan Times  

There are some interesting developments in progress within India. Adequate total expenditure on health care by citizens but over 50 million people returning to poverty each year because of health shocks, having to once again claw their way back up. In a field such as curative health care, given the severe challenges that are inherently associated with it and its …

NITI Aayog banks on 'path breaking' Ayushman Bharat scheme for its 'strategy for new India'
6 years ago

NITI Aayog banks on 'path breaking' Ayushman Bharat scheme for its 'strategy for new India'

India TV News  

The NITI Aayog has called for accelerating the establishment of 1,50,000 Health and Wellness Centres under the Ayushman Bharat programme and making them operational on priority by 2022-23 to ensure sufficient coverage of affordable primary care and lower the burden on secondary and tertiary care. The Aayog in its 'Strategy for New India @75' document released on Wednesday stated that …

Opinion | Ayushman Bharat: a critical perspective
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | Ayushman Bharat: a critical perspective

Live Mint  

The Ayushman Bharat: National Health Protection Scheme has a defined benefit cover of ₹ 5 lakh per family per year covering over 10 crore families. Additionally, the states’ participation in the scheme mandates them to contribute funds for insurance, which naturally diverts funds allocated to building healthcare infrastructure within the state. The average per-capita health expenditure of the bottom three …

Our health scheme better than Ayushman Bharat, says Naveen
6 years, 2 months ago

Our health scheme better than Ayushman Bharat, says Naveen

The Hindu  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday claimed that the State’s health insurance scheme was much better than the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat programme, brushing aside criticism from Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Mr. Patnaik’s assertions came a day after Mr. Pradhan had termed as “misleading” the Chief Minister’s claim that one crore cases were registered under the BSKY within 60 …

Ayushman Bharat: One lakh people benefitted under health insurance scheme, says J P Nadda
6 years, 2 months ago

Ayushman Bharat: One lakh people benefitted under health insurance scheme, says J P Nadda

Firstpost  

The health ministry has said the scheme will help in reducing expenditure on hospitalizations and help mitigate the financial risk arising out of catastrophic health episodes. New Delhi: Nearly a month after the rollout of the Centre’s PMJAY health insurance scheme, one lakh people have availed the benefits of the ambitious programme, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on …

Punjab govt rolls out Ayushman Bharat, extends universal healthcare to 43 lakh families
6 years, 2 months ago

Punjab govt rolls out Ayushman Bharat, extends universal healthcare to 43 lakh families

India TV News  

The Punjab government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre to implement the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the state, extending the central government scheme to cover over 43 lakh families, instead of the proposed 14.96 lakh. It may be recalled that the Punjab Cabinet had on October 3 gave in-principle approval to merge the state-run …

Ayushman Bharat helps 23,287 patients receive free medical care worth Rs 38 crores in just 10 days
6 years, 3 months ago

Ayushman Bharat helps 23,287 patients receive free medical care worth Rs 38 crores in just 10 days

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat has seen approximately 23,387 claims in just 10 days since its launch on 25 September. Dr Indu Bhushan, CEO of Ayushman Bharat has tweeted recently that a total of 1.7 crore beneficiary eligibility letters with family cards have been dispatched to reach thousands of towns and villages. Since radiotherapy not available at …

PMJAY scheme has impressive list of benefits, but 'flawed model', lack of funds have medical experts sceptical
6 years, 3 months ago

PMJAY scheme has impressive list of benefits, but 'flawed model', lack of funds have medical experts sceptical

Firstpost  

According to an expert from TISS, the low 2018-19 budget for PMJAY was the fundamental flaw with the health insurance scheme under Ayushman Bharat. Within 24 hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, a newspaper report claimed that the initiative under the comprehensive “Ayushman Bharat” health insurance scheme had already benefited more than a …

All about PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat, the national health mission
6 years, 3 months ago

All about PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat, the national health mission

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the ambitious health insurance scheme called, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna -Ayushman Bharat. Ayushman Bharat is the National Health Protection Mission drafted by the Narendra Modi government with an aim to provide health insurance cover to nearly 50 crore Indians. At 50 crore, the number of beneficiaries of PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat scheme is roughly equal …

Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme today: All you need to know about 'largest healthcare programme'
6 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme today: All you need to know about 'largest healthcare programme'

Firstpost  

The ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10.74 crore poor families for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. The ambitious scheme, renamed the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Abhiyan, aims to provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, benefiting more than 10.74 crore poor families for …

Telangana says no to Ayushman Bharat scheme
6 years, 3 months ago

Telangana says no to Ayushman Bharat scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Ayushman Bharat scheme will not be implemented in Telangana state as the government finds that there is wider health coverage under Aarogyasri scheme where 70 per cent of the population is covered whereas in AB there will be only 80 lakh people who will be covered. The below the poverty line bar in Aarogyasri scheme was very high …

Ayushman Bharat: Building India’s new health base
6 years, 3 months ago

Ayushman Bharat: Building India’s new health base

Hindustan Times  

Preparations for Ayushman Bharat began two years before Union finance minister Arun Jaitley announced the government’s flagship health insurance programme in his 2018 Budget speech. Ayushman Bharat offers up to Rs 5 lakh cashless cover for hospitalisation to 100 million poor and vulnerable families for 1,354 treatment packages, but with district hospitals and medical colleges understaffed and overburdened treating people …

Taking a cue out of health insurance schemes down south
6 years, 4 months ago

Taking a cue out of health insurance schemes down south

Hindustan Times  

Ayushman Bharat, the government’s flagship health insurance scheme, has rekindled the hope for moving towards universal coverage of hospitalisation costs in India, but the initial spark was ignited by Yeshasvini, the health insurance scheme for rural farmers and peasants, initiated on a modest scale in Karnataka in 2003. The Tamil Nadu health insurance scheme spent about ₹225 per enrollee in …

AAP puts Ayushman Bharat for Delhi in jeopardy over demand to add party name to scheme
6 years, 4 months ago

AAP puts Ayushman Bharat for Delhi in jeopardy over demand to add party name to scheme

Op India  

The Aam Aadmi Party government has reportedly refused to implement the Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme until its name is changed. As per reports, the party wants the scheme to be named as ‘Mukhya Mantri Aam Aadmi Swasthya Bima Yojna-Ayushman Bharat’. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reportedly rejected the Delhi government’s proposal and a senior official has …

Ayushman Bharat and concepts of insurance
6 years, 4 months ago

Ayushman Bharat and concepts of insurance

Live Mint  

Nearly 500 million people or 40% of India’s population will have health insurance as the government gears up to launch Ayushman Bharat, a health policy for the under-privileged. Many states have agreed to launch Ayushman Bharat through a trust model and not the insurance model. Both insurance and trust models depend on two basic principles: pooling of risk and law …

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