Government Health Coverage

A recent poll revealed that 70% of Indians believe the government's move to provide health coverage to senior citizens under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) will significantly benefit the elderly.

The Central government today stated that it has provided more than 175.63 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states and Union Territories so far.

Millennium City Gurgaon which has inoculated 49.3 per cent of its people eligible for Covid shots has topped among 24 cities in a Union government's survey of their vaccination coverage, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday.

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of health insurers seeking $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans.

The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of Ayush health and wellness centre component of Ayushman Bharat in National Ayush Mission which the government said would provide enhanced accessibility to achieve universal health coverage for affordable treatment.

In Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government will launch the ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme on September 25, 2018. Modi's Ayushman Bharat scheme, touted as the world's largest healthcare scheme, aims to provide a coverage of Rs five lakh per family annually. The target beneficiaries of the sch...

On India's 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the long-awaited manned space mission by India, for which space agency ISRO has been prepping. By 2022, "a son or daughter of India will go to space with a tricolor in hand," PM Modi said. The other big announcement was the rollout of the world's largest government-funded heal...

Centre announced the world's largest government funded health care programme, aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has lauded the Delhi government for providing free primary health care through Mohalla Clinics -- an initiative that is "consistent with the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goal" of the World Health Organization.

The scheme will provide health cover up to Rs 1 lakh per family, Mr Jaitley said.

India should reorganise its healthcare delivery system with the right mix and distribution of services to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a top WHO official has said.

Welcoming the Cabinet's approval to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) ceiling in insurance, India Inc on Thursday said the move will drive capital infusion in the cash-starved sector by attracting investments from foreign players, enhance insurance cover and push firms to provide long-term savings vehicles.

Nelson Mandela's health improved overnight and although his condition remains critical it is now stable, the South African government said yesterday. One of the former president's daughters said he is still opening his eyes and reacting to the touch of his family even though his situation is precarious.

A recent poll revealed that 70% of Indians believe the government's move to provide health coverage to senior citizens under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) will significantly benefit the elderly.

The Central government today stated that it has provided more than 175.63 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states and Union Territories so far.

Millennium City Gurgaon which has inoculated 49.3 per cent of its people eligible for Covid shots has topped among 24 cities in a Union government's survey of their vaccination coverage, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday.

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of health insurers seeking $12 billion from the federal government under a program set up by the Obamacare law aimed at encouraging them to offer medical coverage to previously uninsured Americans.

The Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of Ayush health and wellness centre component of Ayushman Bharat in National Ayush Mission which the government said would provide enhanced accessibility to achieve universal health coverage for affordable treatment.

In Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government will launch the ambitious Ayushman Bharat healthcare scheme on September 25, 2018. Modi's Ayushman Bharat scheme, touted as the world's largest healthcare scheme, aims to provide a coverage of Rs five lakh per family annually. The target beneficiaries of the sch...

On India's 72nd Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the long-awaited manned space mission by India, for which space agency ISRO has been prepping. By 2022, "a son or daughter of India will go to space with a tricolor in hand," PM Modi said. The other big announcement was the rollout of the world's largest government-funded heal...

Centre announced the world's largest government funded health care programme, aimed at benefiting 10 crore poor families by providing coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation.

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has lauded the Delhi government for providing free primary health care through Mohalla Clinics -- an initiative that is "consistent with the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goal" of the World Health Organization.

The scheme will provide health cover up to Rs 1 lakh per family, Mr Jaitley said.

India should reorganise its healthcare delivery system with the right mix and distribution of services to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a top WHO official has said.

Welcoming the Cabinet's approval to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) ceiling in insurance, India Inc on Thursday said the move will drive capital infusion in the cash-starved sector by attracting investments from foreign players, enhance insurance cover and push firms to provide long-term savings vehicles.

Nelson Mandela's health improved overnight and although his condition remains critical it is now stable, the South African government said yesterday. One of the former president's daughters said he is still opening his eyes and reacting to the touch of his family even though his situation is precarious.