In 2020, a crisis hit that no country was prepared for and exposed one of society’s great fault lines: the chronic failure to adequately invest in public health and ensure universal health coverage. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses and flaws in health systems everywhere. India has felt the brunt acutely as the world’s second …
The Government has expanded healthcare services through Ayushman Bharat centres, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced. Under Ayushman Bharat – officially the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), the Government has reportedly erected more than 50,000 health and wellness centres (HWCs) across the country to administer health services to the eligible …
The Centre’s flagship health insurance programme Ayushman Bharat will extend coverage to beneficiaries for COVID-19 treatment. The announcement was made by the National Health Authority (NHA), the agency responsible for overseeing implementation of Ayushman Bharat – officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Under the plan, both COVID-19 treatment and testing will …
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The decision has been made to implement the Centre’s flagship health insurance Ayushman Bharat in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has announced. Sisodia, who holds the finance portfolio in the Government of Delhi, made the announcement as he presented the state budget for the 2020-21 period. The decision comes after a long-standing tussle between …
Amit Shah, the Union Minister of Home Affairs, has urged the private sector to become involved in research in the field of medical sciences as a means of expanding India’s health sector. This topic was among the numerous health matters discussed at the inauguration of a new facility in Odisha. The Minister inaugurated SUM Ultimate …
Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries will no longer be denied access to treatment under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), following the intervention of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare concerning a controversial gap between the two initiatives. RAN “provides for financial assistance to patients, living below [the] poverty line and who is suffering from major …
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Is the state of Bihar falling behind on the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat? It can be argued that this is the case based on recent reports, which indicate the overwhelming majority of families eligible for the scheme have yet to avail benefits under it. As reported in The Economic Times, the Government …
Delhi elections: A landslide victory for Kejriwal. But what’s next for healthcare? The results of the Delhi elections suggest a landslide victory for the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government under Arvind Kejriwal, who seems poised to assume the office of the national capital’s Chief Minister for a third term. “The Aam Aadmi Party repeated …
Polls have handed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a vote of confidence on healthcare accessibility as Delhi prepares to go to the polls to elect the next Legislative Assembly. The majority of citizens in the national capital polled approved of the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) performance on the issue. In a survey by the IANS-Neta App, …
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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare lauded Ayushman Bharat at the end of last year. However, Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr Santanu Sen seems unimpressed. “So far 33 states and [union territories] are implementing the scheme,” the Ministry said. “Treatment worth Rs 9,999.76 crore for 6,919,973 hospital admissions has been provided under …
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