Health Scheme

Kerala govt allocates extra Rs 200 cr for its integrated healthcare scheme

The Kerala government has granted an additional Rs 200 crore for Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (KASAP), its integrated health protection scheme that is estimated to have benefited 64 lakh people in the southern state. With this additional allocation, the total amount granted for the flagship scheme in the present financial year has gone up to Rs 800 crore, state Finance Minister K N Balagopal said in a statement. He said KASAP is a comprehensive scheme which ensures the healthcare of 42 lakh families in Kerala and the State Health Agency under the Health Department, is implementing the programme. "The scheme has been launched by the state government with an objective of avoiding a situation where sudden heavy medical expenses push ordinary families into financial ruin," the minister said. Giving details of the healthcare scheme, he said an average of 180 patients per hour (3 patients per 1 minute) benefit from it. At present, 1,667 treatment packages are included as part of th

Rajasthan takes pole position for health insurance coverage: NFHS report

The National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) states 88 per cent of the households have at least one member covered by a health scheme or health insurance in Rajasthan

Irdai to bring in standard vector-borne disease cover of up to Rs 2 lakh

Policyholders can choose protection against any one or more ailments such as dengue, malaria, filaria, etc; price for every covered disease to be set separately

World Sight Day 2019: Andhra to launch 'YSR Kanti Velugu' health scheme

Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will formally launch the scheme in Anantapuramu

Govt trims health scheme cost estimates by 25% post Niti Aayog's criticism

New estimate stands at $25 bn for a three-year extension of the Centre's flagship programme

New health plan may miss April 1 deadline

The government could miss the earlier target of launching the new National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) from April 1, meant ti give insurance cover up to Rs 1 Lakh for below poverty line (BPL) families.A senior health ministry official said, "We are in the process of inter-ministerial consultations. We might not be able to roll out the scheme from April 1 as planned earlier." The government had planned to end the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) once the new one got going. In the former, all BPL families were to health insurance up to Rs 30,000. The new scheme was to be implemented by states. "We haven't yet figured what share of burden the states will bear," said the official quoted earlier. Once finalised, the government will begin the process of empanelling insurance companies that will disburse the amount. Earlier, the government had mentioned that the amount would be directly sent to the hospitals, not to individual beneficiaries.The scheme is supposed to benefit 400 ...