Budget 2018

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If We’re Calling It ‘Modicare’, Then Accountability Should Also Be Taken by Modi

Vivekanand Jha 06/02/2018

All stakeholders must ensure that the public debate on...

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley holds his briefcase as he arrives at the parliament to present the federal budget in New Delhi

Explained: ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

The Wire Staff 05/02/2018

While the current health schemes are flailing, the new...

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The Government’s Previous Health Insurance Schemes Failed. Why Should the New One Work?

K. Sujatha Rao 05/02/2018

Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance is old wine in a new...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Credit: Reuters

Budget 2018: More Proof the Modi Government Is Only Good at Announcements

Derek O'Brien 04/02/2018

The Centre’s special skill in repackaging and re-advertising proposals...

People segregate expired medicines outside a chemist store in New Delhi, India February 2, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal

What the US Health Insurance Programme Can Teach India

Rama V. Baru 04/02/2018

Why has India chosen the path of expanding medical...

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NITI Aayog Comes to the Rescue As Health Ministry Clueless on ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

Anoo Bhuyan 03/02/2018

How much will this scheme cost? What is the...

A government health worker collects blood sample from a patient at a dengue detention centre in Kolkata, India November 4, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo

Healthcare Is a Serious State Responsibility and Should be Kept Insulated From Populism

Shah Alam Khan 03/02/2018

While the finance minister's announcement sounds good in theory,...