Budget 2018: Decoding the ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’ – The Wire Science

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Budget 2018: Decoding the 'World's Largest Healthcare Programme'

The government's announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme for 10 crore families is, in fact, a massive insurance scheme for 50 crore of India's poorest.

The government’s announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme for 10 crore families is, in fact, a massive insurance scheme for 50 crore of India’s poorest.

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Also read: Why the Poor Will Not Be the True Beneficiaries of the ‘World’s Largest Health Programme’

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