National Health Protection Scheme

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

Health Insurance Companies Will Definitely Gain, But Can We Say the Same for the Poor?

Ravi Duggal 06/02/2018

It may not really benefit everyone that the insurance takeover...

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‘Media Bol’ Episode 35: Truth Behind the ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

The Wire Staff 06/02/2018

Urmilesh discusses Arun Jaitley's announcement on a new health...

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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...

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...

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,...

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Budget 2018: Decoding the ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

Anoo Bhuyan 01/02/2018

The government's announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme...