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Paradigm shift to universal healthcare is not unrealistic, requires political will
We can confirm that health is making an impact on the political scene, when on the one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Ayushman Bharat scheme a year before the elections and on the other hand, the Congress’s manifesto carries the party’s pledge to enact a Right to Healthcare Act.
In Ayushman Bharat, primary and secondary healthcare complement each other
There is no trade-off between primary care and curative care; the policy challenge is to strengthen both. Ayushman Bharat does exactly that with its two legs.
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First meeting of NHA governing body on Mar 16; could finalise ceiling rate of premium for PMJAY
NHA is proposing a ceiling rate of Rs 1,052. The Cabinet approval for PMJAY, in March last year, clearly mandated that ceiling rate fixation would need to happen.
Gujarat: PMJAY cards distributed at PM Modi’s live-streamed event
Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) health cards were distributed to 300 beneficiaries at the event, where a medical camp was also held.
PMJAY will not cover cataract ops, dialysis and normal deliveries
In the first three months of PMJAY — until November 24, 2018 — 6,900 claims had been submitted for cataract surgeries even though they are done for free under the National Blindness Control Programme (NBCP).
NHA, Health Ministry differ on integration of two arms of Ayushman Bharat
Additional Secretary and Mission Director, National Health Mission, Manoj Jhalani said the process of integration of IT systems of HWCs and PMJAY is currently on.
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Budget 2019, Health Sector: In place, PMJAY gets booster dose
From Rs 2,400 crore last year, the PMJAY budget went up to Rs 6,400 crore; however, last year’s allocation was in effect only for half year as the scheme rolled out on September 23, 2018.
No PMJAY in Bengal: Cancer patient treated in Mumbai after Nadda’s intervention
Technically, after West Bengal exited the scheme, a patient from the state is not eligible for the national portability feature, under which, any PMJAY “Gold Card” holder is eligible for free treatment across the country.
NHA ropes in five analytics firms to detect fraud in health scheme
This follows the practice in the US, where a multi-disciplinary team of economists, statisticians, programmers and clinicians is engaged to detect new and emerging fraud.
Ayushman Bharat’s success will hinge on the private sector taking ownership
The PMJAY completed 100 days last week. An ambitious project like this can succeed only if the government increases its share of expenditure dramatically.
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