Union govt. is committed to making quality health care affordable to all: Jitendra Singh
1 month ago

Union govt. is committed to making quality health care affordable to all: Jitendra Singh

The Hindu  

The Union government is committed to the aim of making quality health care affordable and accessible to all and schemes like Prime Minister’s Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, Ayushman Bharat-Prime Minister’s Jan Arogya Yojana and new AIIMS-like institutions across the nation were all part of the larger goal of bridging the huge urban-rural divide in healthcare provision, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh, said here. Dr. Singh was inaugurating the new ₹230 crore PMSSY block of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology here on Thursday, which marks a significant step in the infrastructure expansion of the Institute, which is one of the foremost cardio-neuro speciality centres in the country. The PMSSY project of the Union Ministry of Health, being granted to SCTIMST for providing the best of cardio and neuro care to the masses was the perfect example of the integration that Prime Minister Modi has been advocating, Dr. Singh said. Dr. Singh suggested that SCTIMST should work more closely with the Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology and that it was well-placed to play a key role in advancing the Indian biomedical manufacturing industry, which has seen significant growth in recent times Dr. Jitendra Singh also suggested that it might be better for the Institute to strategically focus on one speciality, Neurology in particular, so that it can create a global identity.

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Delhi set to roll out Ayushman Bharat with enhanced Rs 10 lakh health coverage
1 week, 5 days ago

Delhi set to roll out Ayushman Bharat with enhanced Rs 10 lakh health coverage

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is all set to roll out the Centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The implementation of AB-PMJAY marks a departure from the previous AAP government’s own insurance scheme, the Delhi Arogya Kosh. Sources indicate that the rollout of the Ayushman Bharat will lead to a dip in the funding for Delhi Arogya …

NHA to roll out India’s health insurance scheme in Delhi after new govt’s approval
1 month ago

NHA to roll out India’s health insurance scheme in Delhi after new govt’s approval

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A day after the recently formed Delhi government approved implementation of the Union government’s health assurance scheme, the National Health Authority is all set to roll it out, providing insurance coverage of ₹10 lakh per eligible family in the national capital. The Delhi government has approved a decision to join the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana …

PMSSY block to be inaugurated at SCTIMST
1 month, 1 week ago

PMSSY block to be inaugurated at SCTIMST

The Hindu  

The new block of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, constructed under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, will be inaugurated by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda and Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh, on Thursday. The new hospital building under PMSSY is a significant …

Union Minister Virender Kumar meets J&K LG; distributes PPE kits, Ayushman cards to SSWs
1 month, 1 week ago

Union Minister Virender Kumar meets J&K LG; distributes PPE kits, Ayushman cards to SSWs

The Hindu  

“Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virender Kumar on Friday met the Jammu and Kashmir Lt. The minister was in Jammu to distribute Personal Protective Equipment kits and Ayushman health cards to Sewer and Septic Tank Workers under the flagship scheme of National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem. “This dedication to prioritising the marginalised reflects the government’s broader vision …

Healthcare gets an infrastructure and insurance boost
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Healthcare gets an infrastructure and insurance boost

The Hindu  

The Union Budget of 2024-25 provides support to healthcare delivery through increased investment in infrastructure and expansion of the health workforce. This will help in meeting health workforce shortages that are limiting access to needed health services, even as the demand for health services will rise due to a growing and ageing population. This is needed, since the government earlier …

Budget 2025: Gig workers to get healthcare under PM Jan Arogya Yojana
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Gig workers to get healthcare under PM Jan Arogya Yojana

The Hindu  

Gig workers will now be provided healthcare under PM Jan Arogya Yojana as per the union budget announcement by the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman Union Minister on Saturday. She also announced that to provide relief to patients, particularly those suffering from cancer, rare diseases, and other severe chronic diseases, 36 life-saving drugs and medicines are …

JP Nadda vows Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi in 1st Cabinet meet if BJP wins
2 months ago

JP Nadda vows Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi in 1st Cabinet meet if BJP wins

India Today  

With just days to go for the much-anticipated Delhi Assembly elections, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Thursday announced that the BJP would implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi in its very first cabinet meeting if it forms the government in the national capital. Once BJP forms the government, we will immediately implement Ayushman Bharat to provide Rs 5 …

Odisha becomes 34th State in the country to implement Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
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2 months, 1 week 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 Scheme, Benefiting Over 1 Cr Families
2 months, 1 week ago

Odisha Joins Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Benefiting Over 1 Cr Families

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has officially been launched in Odisha following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Health Authority and the state health department in New Delhi on Monday. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi in the presence of chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, …

Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
2 months, 1 week ago

Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

The Hindu  

Odisha became the latest State to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana after the National Health Authority, under the Union Health Ministry, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha, on Monday. The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is not only the world's largest health coverage scheme …

Odisha joins Ayushman Bharat: 4.5 crore people to benefit
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2 months, 1 week 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 …

Non-Implementation Of PM-ABHIM Scheme In Delhi Unjustified: High Court Orders Signing Of MoU By January 05
3 months ago

Non-Implementation Of PM-ABHIM Scheme In Delhi Unjustified: High Court Orders Signing Of MoU By January 05

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered signing of an MoU between Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Delhi Government by January 05, 2025, for implementing PM- Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission scheme in the national capital. A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the scheme would …

Central team in Odisha for integration of GJAY, AB-PMJAY
3 months, 1 week ago

Central team in Odisha for integration of GJAY, AB-PMJAY

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : With the Odisha government all set to sign an MoU for implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, a central team arrived here on Wednesday to finalise the modalities for its integration with the state-funded Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana. The three-member team led by CEO of National Health Authority LS Changsan held discussions with the state’s …

Ready in principle to execute Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, says Atishi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ready in principle to execute Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, says Atishi

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday said her government is “in-principle” ready for the implementation of the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme — Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana — in the Capital. Ms. Atishi’s remarks came a day after the Delhi High Court expressed shock at the Delhi government for not accepting healthcare funds from the Centre under …

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK
4 months, 1 week 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, …

PM Modi Denies That He Is Impeding Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Delhi and WB
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4 months, 3 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.

PM-ABHIM: 30,000 Critical Care Beds, Regional Centres to Enhance Healthcare Infrastructure
5 months ago

PM-ABHIM: 30,000 Critical Care Beds, Regional Centres to Enhance Healthcare Infrastructure

The Hindu  

PM-ABHIM is a massive infrastructure project that aims to strengthen the country's healthcare system and prepare it for future pandemics. The mission includes the creation of 30,000 critical care beds, the establishment of regional centers for the National Institute of Virology, and the development of a National One Health Mission to bring different sectors together and address health, productivity, and …

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Ayushman Bharat health scheme to provide free treatment to those aged above 70 years: President Murmu
8 months, 3 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
8 months, 3 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Health Ministry urges Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal to join AB-PMJAY scheme
1 year, 6 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 …

Centre urges States, Union Territories to achieve 100% Ayushman Bharat card saturation
1 year, 8 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 …

Ayushman Bharat Arogya Karnataka: Team of officials to visit Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu to study health insurance schemes
1 year, 9 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 …

Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2023: History, Significance and Key Features of PM-Jan Arogya Yojana
1 year, 10 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 …

Universal Health Coverage By 2030: Achievable Goal Or Pipe Dream?
1 year, 11 months ago

Universal Health Coverage By 2030: Achievable Goal Or Pipe Dream?

The Quint  

A review of PMJAY in a recent Lancet study, by Dubey et al, states that, “The PMJAY scheme overall is failing to target the most vulnerable population. This mis-targeting can risk inequitable demand and utilization of PMJAY….States with higher poverty headcounts and disease burdens are considered to have a higher need for PMJAY and vice versa. This discrepancy in need …

PM Modi to launch PMJAY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards distribution in Gujarat today
2 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi to launch PMJAY-MA Yojana Ayushman cards distribution in Gujarat today

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday attend an event to distribute Ayushman cards to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana–Ma Amrutam scheme in Gujarat, officials said. PM Modi will join the programme organised in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel via video conference and will also interact with three beneficiaries, an official …

Need Tailored Medical Insurance Product for Middle Class: NITI Aayog Member Paul
2 years, 5 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 …

Centre to set up escrow account for payments under Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme
2 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

It’s up to us how to create better solutions of AYUSH for ourselves and for the world as well: PM
3 years, 1 month ago

It’s up to us how to create better solutions of AYUSH for ourselves and for the world as well: PM

The Hindu  

Seeking to provide more opportunities to Indian students in the field of medical education, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the private sector “to get into this field in huge quantities’’ and sought the intervention of State governments to make good policies in giving land for this type of work. Speaking at a webinar on the Union Budget announcements …

India first Asian country to have two container-based hospitals: Health minister
3 years, 5 months ago

India first Asian country to have two container-based hospitals: Health minister

Hindustan Times  

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the government is working with a ‘saturation approach’ for affordable and quality healthcare. Addressing a press conference, Mandaviya highlighted some of the key features of PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi a day earlier. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya addresses a press conference …

PM Jan Aarogya Yojana Has Served Over 2.2 Crore People in Last 3 Years, Says Health MinisterMandaviya
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Jan Aarogya Yojana Has Served Over 2.2 Crore People in Last 3 Years, Says Health MinisterMandaviya

News 18  

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana has reformed the entire healthcare system of India and served over 2.2 crore people in the last three years, including those residing in remote areas, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. It gives me great happiness that the scheme has served more than 2.2 crore people in the last three …

Ayushman Bharat and the path to universal health coverage in India
3 years, 7 months ago

Ayushman Bharat and the path to universal health coverage in India

Hindustan Times  

Successive Indian national governments have stated a commitment to achieving universal health coverage. PREMIUM The government of India approved the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in March 2018. The government of India approved the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in March 2018 and has hailed the programme as a historic step towards achieving UHC in India. …

Free Food to The Poor, Insurance for Frontline Workers: PM Modi Raises Key Issues in Meet With Empowered Groups
3 years, 10 months ago

Free Food to The Poor, Insurance for Frontline Workers: PM Modi Raises Key Issues in Meet With Empowered Groups

News 18  

As India continues to battle a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a key meet with to review the medical and health infrastructure in the country. Talking to the Empowered Group on Economic and Welfare Measures, Modi discussed steps taken by the Centre for the poor such as extension of the Pradhan Mantri …

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat scheme to extend health insurance coverage to all J&K residents
4 years, 3 months 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 …

AAP government to finally impliment Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi
5 years ago

AAP government to finally impliment Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi

Op India  

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed 7 lives in India with 415 confirmed cases so far, the Delhi finance minister Manish Sisodia announced in his 2020-21 budget speech on the floor of the legislative assembly on Monday that the national capital will implement Centre’s flagship scheme, ‘Ayushman Bharat’ from the upcoming financial year. Delhi Government to implement Ayushman Bharat …

Why AAP didn't go for Ayushman Bharat in Delhi: Its own healthcare scheme outweighs Centre’s nationwide plan
5 years, 2 months ago

Why AAP didn't go for Ayushman Bharat in Delhi: Its own healthcare scheme outweighs Centre’s nationwide plan

Firstpost  

It is absolutely fallacious, misleading and incorrigible for Union home minister Amit Shah to say that the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is rejected by the Delhi government simply for political interest. While campaigning in Delhi, Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has not allowed Ayushman Bharat Yojana to be implemented in the state …

PMJAY scheme: Centre looking to bring hospitals run by CPSEs, paramilitary forces under flagship, anti-fraud law on anvil
5 years, 4 months ago

PMJAY scheme: Centre looking to bring hospitals run by CPSEs, paramilitary forces under flagship, anti-fraud law on anvil

Firstpost  

The Cabinet Secretariat note reviewed by Firstpost said Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY is a globally unique scheme in terms of its coverage and quality of medicare New Delhi: A year after the launch of the world’s largest fully funded health insurance scheme, the government is looking to bring more than 300 hospitals run by Central Public Sector Enterprises, some of the best …

Ayushman Bharat, one year on: Big challenges and bigger opportunities lie ahead of govt's flagship programme
5 years, 5 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, 6 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, …

Ayushman Bharat helped 39 lakh people save ₹12,000 crore: Harsh Vardhan
5 years, 7 months ago

Ayushman Bharat helped 39 lakh people save ₹12,000 crore: Harsh Vardhan

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Free-of-cost treatment under the government's flagship Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna has helped more than 39 lakh people save ₹12,000 crore since its launch in September 23 last year, the health minister said on Wednesday. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan reviewed the implementation of the scheme and said, "I am pleased to know that more than 39 …

Union Budget 2019: Constitution makes healthcare the responsibility of state governments
5 years, 8 months ago

Union Budget 2019: Constitution makes healthcare the responsibility of state governments

Firstpost  

The private health care sector is responsible for the majority of healthcare in India, and most healthcare expenses are paid directly out of pocket by patients and their families. The private health care sector is responsible for the majority of health care in India, and most health care expenses are paid directly out of pocket by patients and their families, …

Doctors loot funds for poor in Ayushman Bharat Yojana, probe on
5 years, 9 months ago

Doctors loot funds for poor in Ayushman Bharat Yojana, probe on

India TV News  

Exploiting loopholes in the Union Government's mega health scheme - Ayushman Bharat, hundreds of doctors allegedly pocketed huge amounts of public funds meant for the treatment of poor patients. Under the scheme, doctors of government hospitals referred patients to private hospitals for specialized treatment. Concerned about the ongoing scandal, the Uttarakhand High Court has now directed the Trivendra Singh Rawat …

Kerala already a member of Ayushman Bharat, PM Modi misunderstood situation: State health minister
5 years, 9 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 …

Join hands to implement Ayushman Bharat: Harsh Vardhan to Delhi CM
5 years, 9 months ago

Join hands to implement Ayushman Bharat: Harsh Vardhan to Delhi CM

The Quint  

New Delhi, June 8 Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday termed the Delhi government's claim that its health scheme was "10 times bigger and comprehensive" than the Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat programme as "baseless". Harsh Vardhan's comments came a day after Kejriwal in a written communique to the Union Health Minister said that the Aam Aadmi Party government's health …

‘Won’t apply Centre’s health scheme in Delhi’: Delhi health minister
5 years, 9 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, 9 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 …

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