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07-Apr-18 The Indian government is set to officially launch the Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection programme on 14-Apr-18. The scheme will give the country's people access to quality treatment within a limit of INR500k (USD7,700) per family. [image: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana]
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12-Mar-18 China based company PolicyBazaar has earmarked USD100 mn to enter the Indian healthcare technology and services segment. The company targets to tie-up with about 300 hospitals by the end of fiscal 2018/19. [image: PolicyBazaar]
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28-Feb-18 Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, lauded Indonesia's national health system saying "Indonesia may be the only country in the world, with such a large population, where the government covers the health insurance of the citizens." [image: Antara / Hanni Sofia Soepardi]
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01-Feb-18 India has announced an ambitious health insurance scheme, which will initially cover 100 million poor families, provide USD7,825 in medical coverage for each family annually and offer a safety-net for millions who struggle to afford medical care. [image: BBC News]
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19-Jan-18 There is an urgent need to strengthen medical insurance coverage, and strengthen primary healthcare platforms, as well as secondary and tertiary care, private players in India have said ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2018-19. [image: ET Healthworld]
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