A year of Ayushman Bharat: 46.5 lakh treated, action against 341 hospitals for frauds

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan refuses to budge on IMA demand, says medical body ill-informed

Why Andhra Pradesh’s Arogya Raksha Health Scheme has been a failure

From high premium to the scheme being voluntary, here is a roundup of the reasons

Health in news on June 5

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on health

Private hospitals charging more a positive development for Ayushman Bharat CEO

Longer stay, utilisation of unnecessary services for neonatal care in private hospitals

Economic Survey 2019-20: Health 'achievements' tell less, hide more

Document takes credit for several measures initiated by government in health sector but does not show that targets have not been met overall

Ayushman Bharat: What PM did not tell in the last I-Day speech of his tenure

There are chances that the scheme will just see a formal launch on September 25 and won’t be rolled out across the country

Revised rates of Ayushman Bharat insufficient for private sector: IMA

A day ahead of a mega event to celebrate one year of Ayushman Bharat, IMA says it is a failure  

Largest health insurance scheme for a dysfunctional public health system

India's failing health care system now bears the burden of Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna, world's largest heath insurance scheme

Health insurance schemes unlikely to work without strong public health sector

In poor health part 5: While pan-India enrollment to Rashtriya Suraksha Bima Yojna is declining, number of beneficiaries has increased in …

Can Ayushman Bharat reduce out-of-pocket expenditure?

In poor health part 3: Data shows that most health insurance schemes in India have not provided significant relief to beneficiaries

In Poor Health: Thanks to Ayushman Bharat, free institutional delivery now costs Rs 9,000

First story in the series that explores whether Centre’s flagship scheme will ensure affordable and quality health care for all

Advocates of private healthcare seek 'public' support

The claims that Ayushman Bharat will be the one-stop solution for all the concerns of India’s low income population does not seem to be …

Can Ayushman Bharat succeed without regulating private hospitals?

In poor health part 2: In the absence of a treatment protocol and implementation of the Clinical Establishment Act, private players are likely to …

What does Modicare mean for India's poor and sick?

In the absence of a proper public health infrastructure, what does Ayushman Bharat mean for millions of poor & sick? Kundan Pandey travels to …

Dying for ration: No health aid for those without PDS cards

Ground report from Jharkhand villages shows many pending applications; Rejected applicants told quota for beneficiaries full