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 Sunday. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, touted as the world’s largest health insurance programme, was launched pan-India by the prime minister from Jharkhand on 23 September. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi @narendramodi launched Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana on September 23 and within a month, one lakh beneficiaries have benefitted from it.

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Budget 2025: Higher insurance penetration, Ayushman Bharat among 4 key expectations to benefit Healthcare Industry
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Budget 2025: Higher insurance penetration, Ayushman Bharat among 4 key expectations to benefit Healthcare Industry

Live Mint  

Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for fiscal 2025-26 on February 1. The expectations are building and healthcare industry expects expansion of healthcare schemes such as ayushman Bharat, increased Insurance penetration, emphasis on preventive healthcare, Tax releif for consumables and equipments This year’s budget must take bold steps to prioritize the health and …

Odisha becomes 34th State in the country to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
1 day, 12 hours ago

Odisha becomes 34th State in the country to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The National Health Authority on Monday signed Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Odisha to implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in the eastern state. With this agreement, Odisha has become the latest state to implement the PMJAY in convergence with the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana Scheme in the Odia heartland. AB PMJAY is the …

Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat: 4.5 crore people to benefit
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2 days, 6 hours 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 …

Centre's Jan Arogya scheme reduced cancer patients' financial burden: PM Modi
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Centre's Jan Arogya scheme reduced cancer patients' financial burden: PM Modi

India Today  

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has reduced the cancer patients' financial burden significantly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. On the fight against cancer, the prime minister talked about a study by Medical Journal Lancet according to which the chances of starting cancer treatment in time in India have increased significantly. Modi also emphasised the role …

PM-JAY for senior citizens: How to register for free health insurance
3 weeks, 2 days ago

PM-JAY for senior citizens: How to register for free health insurance

India Today  

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana offers free health insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh every year to senior citizens. ENROLLING IN THE SCHEME: A SIMPLE PROCESS Senior citizens or their family members can begin the enrolment process by downloading the Ayushman Bharat app from the Google Play Store or the official website. A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR …

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 …

Ayushman Bharat PMJAY for senior citizens aged 70+: Checklist of documents mandatory for eligibility
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ayushman Bharat PMJAY for senior citizens aged 70+: Checklist of documents mandatory for eligibility

Live Mint  

The Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme has been extended to senior citizens aged 70 and above, offering free medical treatment up to ₹5 lakhs per family annually. This initiative is expected to benefit approximately six crore senior citizens from 4.5 crore families, providing financial relief and access to healthcare. For families with multiple senior members, the ₹5 lakh insurance coverage …

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK
2 months ago

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy said a major revolution has taken place to build a healthy India in the last ten years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Delivering the convocation address at the graduation ceremony of the 14th batch of Rajarajeswari Medical College here on Tuesday, he said, “In the past decade, …

Free Health Cover for Elderly: A Heartfelt Gesture from PM Modi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Free Health Cover for Elderly: A Heartfelt Gesture from PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced free Rs 5 lakh medical insurance for all citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their income level. This is part of the flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat-PM Jan Arogya Yojana which was launched in 2018 for vulnerable sections with a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

PM Modi Extends Ayushman Bharat to Senior Citizens Aged 70 Yrs, Above
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi Extends Ayushman Bharat to Senior Citizens Aged 70 Yrs, Above

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme to senior citizens aged 70 years and above. The scheme will provide free treatment in hospitals for people aged above 70, with the government providing a card called the Ayushman Vaya Vandana card. Modi highlighted the progress made in India's healthcare sector over the past decade and expressed …

PM Modi Denies That He Is Impeding Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Delhi and WB
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi Denies That He Is Impeding Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Delhi and WB

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses his disappointment over the non-implementation of the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in Delhi and West Bengal. He claims that political interests are preventing the governments from joining the scheme, which would benefit the elderly citizens of these states.

Ayushman Bharat: A Comprehensive Health Cover for Senior Citizens Above 70
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayushman Bharat: A Comprehensive Health Cover for Senior Citizens Above 70

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, a health coverage program for senior citizens aged 70 and above. The Vice President Kamala Harris will also make her closing argument at the Ellipse near the White House. The Vatican will publish its first report on child sexual abuse, while the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince …

Global Investors Are Flocking to India's Healthcare Sector: A Healthcare Industry Powerhouse
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Global Investors Are Flocking to India's Healthcare Sector: A Healthcare Industry Powerhouse

Live Mint  

Global investors are flocking to India's healthcare sector due to the country's increasing insurance penetration and the government's Ayushman Bharat Scheme, which aims to provide free access to health insurance coverage for low-income earners. The scheme currently covers about 500 million poor people in the country and is being expanded to cover all citizens above 70.

PM modi to unveil Ayushman Bharat scheme for senior citizens in October
3 months, 3 weeks ago

PM modi to unveil Ayushman Bharat scheme for senior citizens in October

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the expanded Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, to include all people aged 70 and above irrespective of their socio-economic status, in October, Union health minister JP Nadda said on Friday. Narendra Modi “The Cabinet recently approved expanding the benefits under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme to include senior citizens who are 70 …

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 …

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian
4 months ago

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is committed to ensuring accessible, affordable, and top-quality healthcare for every Indian. In this context, the Cabinet today has decided to further expand the ambit of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY to provide health coverage for all citizens above 70 years," Mr. Modi said in a post on X. In a post on …

The burden of health care on India’s poorest
5 months ago

The burden of health care on India’s poorest

Hindustan Times  

In recent years, the Indian government has made significant strides in reducing the burden of health expenditure on the common citizen. A particular focus of the government has been to reduce the burden of severe economic shocks due to “catastrophic” health care expenditure such as hospitalisation. In order to understand the character of catastrophic health expenditure, Artha Global’s Centre for …

Transforming health care access and empowering communities
5 months ago

Transforming health care access and empowering communities

Hindustan Times  

Life expectancy and access to health care have increased globally in recent decades, which has significantly improved general welfare. The World Health Organization states that a health care system should improve population health, prevent health care costs, and meet health expectations. With India's fertility rate declining, it becomes even more critical to integrate fertility-related healthcare into the larger health insurance …

Govt Plans Major Expansion Of Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Scheme: Report
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to those aged above 70 years: President Murmu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to those aged above 70 years: President Murmu

The Hindu  

“All citizens aged above 70 years will be provided free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme,” President Droupadi Murmu said on June 27. “Under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, free health services are being provided to 55 crore beneficiaries,” Ms. Murmu said. Now, all the elderly above 70 years of age will also be covered and …

Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to those aged above 70 years: Prez
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to those aged above 70 years: Prez

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: All citizens aged above 70 years will be provided free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. Under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, free health services are being provided to 55 crore beneficiaries, Murmu said. Now all the elderly above 70 years of age will also be covered and …

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 …

Does Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana need a design change?
8 months, 1 week ago

Does Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana need a design change?

The Hindu  

Ayushman Bharat, the government’s flagship programme to achieve universal health coverage, was launched in 2018. The scheme has two inter-related components: health and wellness centres and the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana that aims to provide a health cover of ₹5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to over 12 crore families that form the …

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 …

Tripura government launches its health insurance scheme
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tripura government launches its health insurance scheme

The Hindu  

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday launched the ‘Chief Minister Jan Arogya Yojana’, which is in line with the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. He mentioned that those who have not been covered by Ayushman Bharat or any other government insurance scheme will now be able to benefit from this new health scheme. Mr. Saha stated that …

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 …

Ashok Gehlot's expansion of health cover under Chiranjeevi scheme 'impractical', says BJP leader
1 year, 1 month ago

Ashok Gehlot's expansion of health cover under Chiranjeevi scheme 'impractical', says BJP leader

The Hindu  

‘ BJP leader Deepti Rawat Bhardwaj on Thursday slammed the Ashok Gehlot government over its performance and questioned the practicality of Congress’ promise of increasing the medical coverage under the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme to ₹50 lakh. Ms. Bhardwaj, asked the State government to reveal the number of people who took health cover above ₹5 lakh and claimed that the …

Health Ministry urges Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal to join AB-PMJAY scheme
1 year, 3 months ago

Health Ministry urges Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal to join AB-PMJAY scheme

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry on September 25 urged Delhi, Odisha, and West Bengal to join the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, to ensure that quality healthcare is made accessible to all. Speaking at the inaugural session of Arogya Manthan, being held to celebrate five years of the PM-JAY and two years of the …

On His B’Day, PM Modi Says ‘Ayushman Bhav’ to Nation: Scheme to Improve Healthcare in Every Village, Town
1 year, 3 months ago

On His B’Day, PM Modi Says ‘Ayushman Bhav’ to Nation: Scheme to Improve Healthcare in Every Village, Town

News 18  

The Union Health Ministry has launched a country-wide health campaign ‘Ayushman Bhav’ on September 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. As outlined by the Union Health Ministry, this initiative encompasses various measures, including ‘Ayushman – Apke Dwar 3.0’, ‘Ayushman Sabhas’, and ‘Ayushman Melas’, all aimed at achieving complete coverage of health schemes. According to the Ministry of Health …

President Droupadi Murmu to launch 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign virtually today | Here are DETAILS
1 year, 4 months ago

President Droupadi Murmu to launch 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign virtually today | Here are DETAILS

India TV News  

Ayushman Bhav campaign launch: In an event set to redefine healthcare accessibility and inclusivity across India, President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate the visionary 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign today. The 'Ayushman Bhav' campaign, initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, is a comprehensive nationwide healthcare initiative that aims to provide saturation coverage of healthcare services, reaching every …

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 …

Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka: Team of officials to visit Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu to study health insurance schemes
1 year, 6 months ago

Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka: Team of officials to visit Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu to study health insurance schemes

The Hindu  

Based on a high-level review of the Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka health scheme, the State Health Department is now weighing the pros and cons of adopting the insurance mode of the health scheme over the existing assurance mode. To study the functioning of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana /State health scheme on insurance mode and the relative advantages …

Prepare Ayushman Bharat cards for those eligible on priority: U.P. CM Adityanath to officials
1 year, 6 months ago

Prepare Ayushman Bharat cards for those eligible on priority: U.P. CM Adityanath to officials

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on June 22 directed officials to prepare Ayushman Bharat cards of those eligible on priority, saying money should not be an obstacle to avail health facilities. Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the government provides an annual health coverage of ₹5 lakh per family and all beneficiaries receive Ayushman Bharat cards. …

Treatment worth ₹61,501 crore provided under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
1 year, 7 months ago

Treatment worth ₹61,501 crore provided under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

The Hindu  

Cancer treatment, emergency care, orthopaedic and urology top the tertiary care specialities treatment availed by beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana till date, as per data released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday. Approximately 49% of Ayushman card recipients are women and over 48% of total authorised hospital admissions under the AB PM-JAY scheme have been …

Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2023: History, Significance and Key Features of PM-Jan Arogya Yojana
1 year, 8 months ago

Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2023: History, Significance and Key Features of PM-Jan Arogya Yojana

News 18  

AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIWAS 2023: A significant portion of India’s population lives below the poverty line and cannot afford expensive healthcare facilities. Ayushman Bharat Yojana is a government health scheme that provides healthcare to those who belong to the economically weaker sections in India. AYUSHMAN BHARAT DIWAS 2023: KEY FACTS Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, was launched on …

India may further expand the ambit of world's largest govt-funded healthcare program PM-JAY
1 year, 11 months ago

India may further expand the ambit of world's largest govt-funded healthcare program PM-JAY

Firstpost  

New Delhi: With an aim to extend the provide accessible and affordable healthcare facilities to the more people, the BJP ruled Centre may announce an expansion in the coverage of world’s largest government funded healthcare program ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ during the upcoming union budget. According to sources familiar with the matter, “The proposal to extend the benefits to …

Modi govt launches Digital Health Incentive Scheme under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
2 years ago

Modi govt launches Digital Health Incentive Scheme under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

Op India  

On December 22, Thursday, the National Health Authority announced a Digital Health Incentive Scheme for the stakeholders in the health sector. As per a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, this scheme aims to boost health transactions in India under the flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission scheme. Notably, NHA on December 17 informed that over …

Need Tailored Medical Insurance Product for Middle Class: NITI Aayog Member Paul
2 years, 3 months ago

Need Tailored Medical Insurance Product for Middle Class: NITI Aayog Member Paul

News 18  

NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul on Tuesday underscored the need for a tailored medical insurance product for the middle class in the country, saying only 6.8 per cent of individuals have private insurance. NITI Aayog has been talking about this “missing middle” of 30-40 crore who need insurance, Paul said at ‘FICCI HEAL 2022’ organised by the Federation …

Govt aims 10 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards everyday: Health Minister Mandaviya
2 years, 3 months ago

Govt aims 10 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards everyday: Health Minister Mandaviya

Live Mint  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday stated that the government hopes to distribute 10 lakh Ayushman Bharat cards every day under its flagship health insurance programme, the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana, noting that 3.95 crore admissions totalling ₹45,294 crore have already been made under it. Inaugurating "Arogya Manthan 2022" to commemorate four years of the Ayushman Bharat …

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 …

Union minister interacts with patients in Gudivada
2 years, 4 months ago

Union minister interacts with patients in Gudivada

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Union minister of state for health Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar emphasised that Ayushman Bharat scheme of the centre should be publicised widely, so that it could be fully implemented in Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bharati Pawar informed the hospital doctors that Prime Minister Janani Suraksha Yojana, Janani Suraksha Sishu Yojana and Ayushman Bharat schemes are available at all government hospitals …

Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme also on Paytm app. Check your eligibility
2 years, 4 months ago

Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme also on Paytm app. Check your eligibility

Hindustan Times  

Online payments app Paytm has now introduced Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana or Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance to enable users to check their eligibility, the company said in a statement. With the Paytm app, the users can now access the list of private and government hospitals which offer the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Paytm has brought …

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 …

Modi@8: Eight Flagship Schemes Launched by the Narendra Modi Govt Since 2014
2 years, 7 months ago

Modi@8: Eight Flagship Schemes Launched by the Narendra Modi Govt Since 2014

News 18  

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance completes eight years in power on May 26, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the tenure has been dedicated to the country’s balanced development, social justice and social security. Ayushman Bharat The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Ayushman Bharat scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September 2018 and has been billed as …

Extend health cover to the ‘missing middle’
2 years, 8 months ago

Extend health cover to the ‘missing middle’

Hindustan Times  

The National Health Authority plans to extend health insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna to gig workers who earn between ₹15,000 and ₹25,000 per month, Mint reported on Monday. This scheme, if operationalised, will be a much-needed, welcome step because the Indian economy is moving from permanent employer-employee relationships to on-demand employer-employee relationships, and many …

Focus is on increasing scale, scope of Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, says NHA CEO
2 years, 9 months ago

Focus is on increasing scale, scope of Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, says NHA CEO

The Hindu  

We have made technological changes to our IT platform to liberalise and fast-track Ayushman card generation, said National Health Authority Chief Executive Officer R.S. Sharma in an interview with The Hindu on how Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana — the national public health insurance fund — is now all set to launch a campaign to include the maximum …

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