Health issues in India
One of the most significant achievements of the Narendra Modi’s government has been the mega healthcare reform ushered in with the launch of flagship healthcare scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana – better known as Ayushman Bharat, or ‘Modicare’. The ambitious scheme – often touted as the world’s biggest healthcare scheme – aims to provide […]
The 2018 Budget contains the Modi government’s biggest commitment to healthcare to date with the announcement of the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS). The NHPS – dubbed ‘NaMoCare’ or ‘Modicare’ by the press – is a wholesale effort to extend health coverage to 10 crore (100 million) economically vulnerable households. It is being called ‘the […]
A study has been published bringing into question the effectiveness of India’s schemes to reduce out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Out of pocket expenditure is still common despite having policies in place that would in theory provide free health coverage to the poorest in society. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (National Health Insurance Programme), or RSBY, has […]
