Govt to launch community-based health insurance scheme
The government is planning to introduce a community-based health insurance scheme in the country.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The government is planning to introduce a community-based health insurance scheme in the country, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said his ministry, under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), has prepared a framework for introducing health insurance scheme.
The states have been requested to prepare need-based, community-oriented, innovative and flexible insurance policies for implementation on pilot basis, he added.
Moreover, Andhra Pradesh government has started the Health Insurance Scheme for BPL families in eight districts and Rajasthan has started the pilot project in five districts.
Under NRHM, the ministry of health and family welfare subsidises the cost of the annual premium up to 75 per cent, subject to a maximum of Rs 300 per BPL family.
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said his ministry, under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), has prepared a framework for introducing health insurance scheme.
The states have been requested to prepare need-based, community-oriented, innovative and flexible insurance policies for implementation on pilot basis, he added.
Moreover, Andhra Pradesh government has started the Health Insurance Scheme for BPL families in eight districts and Rajasthan has started the pilot project in five districts.
Under NRHM, the ministry of health and family welfare subsidises the cost of the annual premium up to 75 per cent, subject to a maximum of Rs 300 per BPL family.
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