New Delhi: Technology is an important catalyst to improve health outcomes, PM Narendra Modi said Tuesday while addressing the 78th World Health Assembly being held in Geneva. Highlighting India’s achievements in this regard, Modi, in a video message, said, “We have a digital platform to track vaccination of pregnant women and children. Millions of people … Read more
Budget 2025 Live Updates: The Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme has been a key project of the PM Narendra Modi-led government. The Economic Survey 2024-25, tabled on Friday in the Parliament, stated that the Ayushman Bharat scheme presently covers over 40% of the most vulnerable populations, thereby covering approximately 55 crore people. AB PM-JAY provides … Read more
Senior citizens are set to receive a new health insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The Union Cabinet announced on Wednesday the expansion of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to include individuals aged 70 years and above, regardless of their income level, in … Read more
NHA is the apex body responsible for the implementation of the scheme. In a first, both government and private hospitals empanelled under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana will get star ratings based on a set of healthcare indicators, officials said.The star rating of empanelled hospitals is proposed on six quality domains — effective, … Read more