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A paramedic distributes free medicine provided by the government to patients inside a ward at RGGGH in Chennai

NFHS-5 Data Reveals India’s Steady But Slow Universal Health Cover Progress

Arun Kumar Tiwari 24/12/2020

Since NFHS-4 in 2015, coverage has increased in all...

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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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Government ‘Freezes’ Health Insurance Rates, Ignores Private Hospitals’ Protests

Anoo Bhuyan 12/06/2018

The government has fixed the insurance reimbursements for 1,354...

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New Health Insurance Scheme Is Unscientific: Private Hospitals to Centre

Anoo Bhuyan 07/06/2018

After criticism from the private sector, the government has...

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Treatment Packages Under Ayushman Bharat to Cost 15-20% Less Than CGHS

The government was also planning to incentivise private hospitals...