National Health Protection Scheme
National Health Protection Mission: Set it up for success
The fact that the national health scheme is being accorded the top most priority is quite evident from the speed with which things are moving.
Health and wellness centres: Some concerns remain
HWCs are designed to provide wide array of primary care services: preventive, promotive, palliative, rehabilitative and basic curative care.
Universal health coverage is the way forward for a healthy nation
The government at the Centre with an eye on the upcoming 2019 general election has announced through UHC a massive expansion of healthcare facilities.
India must revitalise its public health system
A recent heartening development is that the government has finally woken to the seriousness of India’s health crisis.
Is hospital care getting prioritised over primary healthcare in India?
Ideally, a strong primary healthcare system must precede any financial protection intervention at scale for hospitalisation costs.
New health scheme to benefit poor
Finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced the scheme on February 1 while presenting the Budget for 2018-19.
A game-changer or a sop
The new mega health insurance scheme can transform the lives of India’s poor.
Experts feel govt National Health Protection Scheme ‘old wine in new bottle’
The Union health ministry and states will have to work out these aspects, sources said.
The great Indian health fudge
The Indian programme in the Budget, that would cover 10 crore families, has an allocation so far of only Rs 2,000 crore.
Union Budget's healthcare plan cashless, not reimbursement scheme: Jaitley
The NHPS touted as ModiCare envisaged to provide medical cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families.