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‘Health insurance may require Rs 20,000-30,000 crore ... first phase involves only the public hospitals’The first phase of the project, being started on pilot basis on August 15, involves only the public hospitals.
‘Modicare’ to offer insurers limited businessAccording to insurers, their experiences in managing large schemes like the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana can make a huge difference to th...
Around 10,000 jobs to be created under National Health Protection SchemeThe Health Ministry has signed a pact with the Skill Development Ministry for the recruitment of 1 lakh 'Ayushman Mitras'.
Common Service Centers to help in implementation of Ayushman BharatUnder the ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme, the government will cover over 10 crore poor vulnerable families.
Ayushman Bharat to cost Rs 5k cr this yearIn the first year, out of the total expenditure of Rs 5,000 crore, the central government may bear the burden of around Rs 3,000 crore whic...
West Bengal to launch Ayushman Bharat under joint bannerUnder the agreement, the state government is expected to expand the number of beneficiaries under its existing health scheme to provide mor...
Use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat desirable but not mandatory, government clarifiesThe government today clarified that Aadhaar is "desirable" but not mandatory to avail benefits under the Centre's ambitious Ayushman Bharat...
Delhi agrees to Ayushman Bharat, to sign MoU soonThe decision follows months of uncertainty whether the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government will implement the scheme as it had b...
Ayushman Bharat to create over 100,000 long-term jobs, says CEO Indu BhushanThe expansion of operations of the private sector will lead to the ‘largest chunk’ of jobs aimed at providing implementation support at cen...
Andhra Pradesh may launch Ayushman Bharat under NTR bannerThe Dr NTR Vaidya Seva Trust in the state provides a Rs 2.5 lakh health cover to an estimated 90 lakh families. The Centre will fund 60% of...
Bengal set to join National Health Protection scheme: Indu BhushanBhushan told ET that he was hoping to meet the West Bengal health secretary soon to finalise a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the st...
20 States sign MoUs to implement Ayushman Bharat health schemeThe scheme expects to provide up to Rs 5 lakh health cover for 10 crore below poverty line families identified using Socio-Economic Caste C...
More states to sign MoUs for Ayushman Bharat this week, says JP NaddaAt the moment, five states and union territories are yet to confirm whether they would be implementing the Ayushman Bharat-National Health ...
Govt to sign MoUs with “maximum” states this week for Ayushman Bharat: JP NaddaStates are expected to include Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand, according to data shared by the he...
NITI Aayog seeks World Bank's help to prevent fraud in health insurance schemeTouted as the world's largest government-funded healthcare insurance programme, AB-NHPM will provide a coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family ann...
NHPS: Government allocates Rs 10,000 crore to implement 'Modicare' during 2018-19This amount is separate from the Rs 85,217 crore budgetary support approved by the union cabinet for the centre’s contribution to the Natio...