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Only Ayushman Yojana beneficiaries can be tested for free in pvt labs: SC

The top court said it never intended to make testing free for those who can afford to pay.

PM Modi addresses party workers virtually on BJP's 40th foundation day

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed party workers through video-conference, others like BJP chief J P Nadda unfurled the party flag at their residence

I wish the PM had reached out but that's not his style: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh tells how the Congress sees the Covid-19 crisis and why the government must shed its hostility to suggestions from the Opposition as India picks up the pieces

Coronavirus treatment, test may be covered under Ayushman Bharat scheme

The National Health Authority has decided to include the test and treatment of the respiratory ailment in its packages

Ayushman Bharat gets ready for coronavirus cover as cases rise in India

Flagship scheme data being tracked to spot unusual patterns

Economic Survey should deal not just with 'Whats' & 'Whys' but also 'Hows'

Survey lessons like exports' importance for growth and jobs, how govt intervention in markets can be harmful, and wealth creation via privatisation should have been imbibed long ago, writes T N Ninan

Channelling into a new stream

Boosting investment to creating employment: Officials managing the Jal Jeevan Mission are setting goals beyond universal water supply

Minister says PMJAY to be people's movement, but health system understaffed

Launched in September 2018, PMJAY, the national health protection scheme, offers insurance of up to Rs 5 lakh to 100 million poor households

Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries unable to avail treatment, NHRC seeks report

The Commission has asked the ministry to take appropriate action and sent an action-taken report to it within six weeks.

20K Ayushman cards annulled in Gujarat after ineligible beneficiaries found

The scheme, launched in 2018, provides Rs 5 lakh health insurance cover per family annually for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation

Cipla plans to partner Ayushman Bharat; start dialogue with insurance firms

There is a plan to identify a list of essential medicines, including antibiotics, painkillers, etc, which the company may supply to the Ayushman Bharat-empanelled hospitals.

Before expanding, need to consolidate: Ayushman Bharat CEO Indu Bhushan

Ayushman Bharat scheme provides an insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to 100 million 'poor and vulnerable' families

Govt plans centralised purchase for Ayushman; medical devices on GeM soon

The idea is to procure essential medical devices such as cardiac stents at a lower cost

Sitting on piles of data

In the next leap, Ayushman Bharat will not only scale up its data pool and spend but also the model to tackle fraudulent transactions and entities

Ayushman Bharat: Over 6.5 mn patients have availed of Rs 9,549-cr treatment

Out of the total 65,45,733 patients, treatment amounting to Rs 6,133 crore was provided to 35,34,695 through private hospitals

Ayushman Bharat to create 120,000 community health officer jobs by 2022

The hospitals empanelled under the scheme are required to have 'Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitras' for managing the helpdesk and other related activities

Lessons from Rajasthan: Can Ayushman Bharat health scheme deliver results?

Ayushman Bharat is expected to take India towards universal health coverage

Insurers want IT system for Ayushman Bharat scheme to check quality, fraud

Aadhaar cards will become insurance cards so that insurers and other participants can verify beneficiaries

PM rushes to insure half bn people before 2019 polls; tie up with hospitals

In March, the government had presented a draft bill on a social security program designed to cover the country's 500 million poorest workers, including those in informal sector

10 key things you must know about Modi's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme

Among the most important announcements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make in his 5th speech from the ramparts of Red Fort is the announcement of the Ayushman Bharat scheme's rollout