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Modi’s Health Insurance Scheme: Rebranded, but Not Launched Yet

The Wire Staff 15/08/2018

Ayushman Bharat was intended to be launched today but...

An ambulance arrives as people stand at the entrance of the emergency department of a government-run hospital in New Delhi

To Prevent Fraud, Insurance Companies to Pre-Authorise 47% Procedures Under New Scheme

Anoo Bhuyan 29/06/2018

While saying pre-authorisation is an important step, health observers...

Aadhaar has been built in so closely, that even its enrollment is going to happen as a byproduct/simultaneous process, of the health scheme itself. Credit: PTI

Despite Pending SC Verdict, Ayushman Bharat Insurance Using Aadhaar as Identifier

Anoo Bhuyan 18/06/2018

The new healthcare scheme says people who don't have...

Ashwini Kumar Choubey. Credit: PTI

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

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

In terms of crop insurance, we are basically back to where we were before the scheme started. Credit: Reuters

Whether It’s Health or Crops, India Isn’t Doing Social Insurance Right

Satya N. Mohanty 24/05/2018

The Modi government is pushing insurance schemes in both...

Pharmacists dispense free medication, provided by the government, to patients at RGGGH in Chennai

In India, Health Insurance Doesn’t Work in a Desirable or Sustainable Manner

Shefali Malhotra, Ila Patnaik, Shubho Roy and Ajay Shah 09/05/2018

The insurance regulator as well as insurance companies seem...

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Government’s New Health Insurance Scheme Should Be Based on Evidence, Transparency

Laura E. Downey, Shankar Prinja and Francoise A. Cluzeau 19/04/2018

Effective implementation of the National Health Protection Mission will...