Within a month of its launch, the Indian government’s health insurance program Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) provided medical benefits to more than 100,000 patients. Indu Bhushan, CEO of Ayushman Bharat, said that currently 14,000 hospitals were empaneled or were in the process of being empaneled in the...
India Speeds Up Initiatives for Universal Health Coverage
India's federal minister for Health, J.P. Nadda said, "The Health Ministry is working very hard for the effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat, or the National Health Protection Mission, for a healthy, productive, and prosperous India." Ayushman Bharat will provide 500 million individuals comprehensive primary healthcare services as well as secondary and...
India to Provide Health Insurance to the Underprivileged
Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the launch of Ayushman Bharat (meaning 'long life India' in Hindi), a National Health Protection Mission promising health coverage to 100,000,000 underprivileged and vulnerable families in both rural and urban areas. Each family will get an annual insurance coverage of $7,700 which will take care...