Ayushman bharat scheme

Dr. Indu Bhushan, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the scheme talks to Rhythma Kaul about the year-long journey and why four states are yet to come on board. read more

With more treatment options available to the poor through the scheme, there is a rise in competition among private players in health sector, says Dr Bhushan read more

About two weeks ago, health minister Balbir Sidhu had announced the date for the launch, which didn’t happen as finance department is yet to clear the request for budget. read more

At least 10 million people were screened for common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the 10,000 health and wellness centres (HWC) operational under the Narendra Modi government’s flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme. read more

These centres will be called Ayush Health and Wellness Centres (AHWCs) and exclusively use alternative systems of medicine. read more

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee argued that the Centre was printing pictures of PM Modi in the official communication of the scheme for publicity. read more

With the Delhi government refusing to be part of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat health insurance programme, the National Health Agency has invited private hospitals to get empanelled with the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to treat poor patients from... read more

According to several health department officials, the reason why there haven’t been any takers in Gurugram for the Ayushman Bharat health scheme so far is a lack of awareness about the scheme. read more

The cabinet, at a meeting chaired by chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh, decided to set up a committee under the chief secretary, to work out financial modalities for implementation of the scheme at an estimated cost of more than Rs 300 crore. read more

In accordance with the provisions of the scheme, AIIMS will provide all diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to the entitled beneficiary patients admitted in the hospital, as per approved packages. read more

The Odisha CM said the Centre should be thinking about the skill mission scam, the Ujjwala scheme scam and the record increase in fuel prices. read more

The Ayushman Bharat programme gives health insurance coverage to 107.4 million families and more than 550 million people. read more

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has signed an agreement with the Centre on facilitating implementation of Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), even though differences over the package rates remain. read more

Ayushman Bharat’s CEO Indu Bhushan said they will use Aadhaar data as a mode of authentication to reduce fraud. read more

The package rates (under Ayushman Bharat scheme) are unacceptable as they are exposing the patients to danger in hospitals, as such low rates will have to be compromised with the quality of services being provided and will only breed corruption, the... read more