Modicare

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  Centre Invites Delhi Government To Join Ayushman Bharat Health Scheme

  The Centre Friday "invited" the Delhi government to join its Ayushman Bharat scheme to help the poor get benefits of the health protection programme.

• The World’s Cheapest Hospital Has to Get Even Cheaper

  Cancer surgery for $700, a heart bypass for $2,000. Pretty good, but under India’s new health-care system, it’s not good enough.

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  Government To Provide More Funds For Ayushman Bharat Next Year, Says Piyush Goyal

  The interim budget presented last week raised the allocation for Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 6,400 crore for 2019-2020.

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  PM Modi Says Over 89,000 People In Tamil Nadu Benefited From Modicare

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that over 89,000 people in Tamil Nadu benefited from the Centre's Modicare health insurance scheme.

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  "PM Uses Teleprompters" Says Mamata Banerjee, Pulls Out Of Modicare

  Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has not said much on the non-Congress, non-BJP Federal Front being floated by K Chandrasekhar Rao. But taking a leaf out of her Telengana counterpart's book, the Bengal chief minister today said her state will pull out of the Central health scheme Ayushman Bharat.

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  Ayushman Bharat Is A ‘Game Changer’, Says Arun Jaitley

  Arun Jaitley said about 6.85 lakh patients have been provided free hospital treatment in the first 100 days of Ayushman Bharat.

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  Don't Use Modicare For Electoral Success, Healthcare Network Tells Centre

  Two days after the Centre rolled out its ambitious 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme, a healthcare network Tuesday expressed concern over the haste with which it has been conceived and announced, and asked the Centre not to view decisions regarding healthcare as opportunities for ensuring electoral success.

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  "A Shield For The Poor": Rajnath Singh Launches Health Scheme In Lucknow

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday launched the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat in Lucknow, saying that it will prove to be a "Modi kawach" (shield) for the poor.

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  Ayushman Bharat: All You Need To Know About The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

  Who does the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana cover? Are private hospitals on board? Can it be scaled up? Is the premium adequate?

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  PM Modi Has Signed Blank Cheque To Make Ayushman Bharat Work: Official

  Personalized letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcements from door-knocking health-care workers and lists pinned up at village council offices trumpet the news: India's vast new health program has arrived.

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  BQuick On August 21: Top 10 News Stories In Under 10 Minutes

  BQuick | Top news, must-read stories and columns – all served up in less than 10 minutes.

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  BQuick On August 21: Top 10 News Stories In Under 10 Minutes

  BQuick | Top news, must-read stories and columns – all served up in less than 10 minutes.

• Modi to Insure Half a Billion Indians as Elections Draw Near

  Modi says India will provide health insurance to 100 million families to help them access good quality and affordable healthcare.

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  Beds In Rural Areas, Pricing Biggest Challenges To Ayushman Bharat Scheme

  The Chief Executive Officer of Ayushman Bharat scheme is confident of rolling out the healthcare scheme nationwide by Sept.25.

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  Modicare Only For Underprivileged, Rest Opt Out: Yogi Adityanath's Appeal

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said about six crore people in Uttar Pradesh stand to benefit from the government's health insurance scheme, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Independence Day, but those who can afford it should voluntarily avoid straining the state's resources.