Ayushman Bharat

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Where Cancer Cases Abound in India’s Northeast, Medical Attention Is Rare

Aatreyee Dhar 22/10/2020

India's northeastern states don't have more than a few...

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Under Ayushman Bharat, Poor Patients Are Not Going Cashless but With Less Cash

Vanita Singh 10/07/2020

Many of the scheme's beneficiaries are disgruntled with the...

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COVID-19 Is Boosting Demand for Universal Healthcare – but Won’t Get Us There

Kiran Kumbhar 01/07/2020

Indians have always lobbied for good, affordable healthcare services...

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When a News Article Vanishes, We Have More Than Just a Pandemic to Worry About

Priyanka Pulla 13/05/2020

An article critical of the government's response to COVID-19...

A medic wears a protective suit in the waiting room of the first drive-through sample collection site for possible COVID-19 patients, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Lower Parel in Mumbai, Monday, April 13, 2020. Photo: PTI

‘Free Only for Poor’: SC Modifies Order, Allows Private Labs to Charge for COVID-19 Tests

The Wire Staff 13/04/2020

Only beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat health scheme and...

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The Good, the Bad and the Impossible of the 2020 Union Health Budget

Pavitra Mohan 03/02/2020

The total allocations increased modestly from Rs 62,659 crore...

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Why India’s Founders Championed a State-Dominated Healthcare System

Kiran Kumbhar 28/01/2020

The current government's complaint that it is unable to...