The key components of the Mission include a health ID for every citizen that will also work as their health account, to which personal health records can be linked and viewed with the help of a mobile application.
People who are overweight and have diabetes are at a higher risk of developing the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as the prevalence of NAFLD is around 9 percent to 32 percent in the Indian population, the Union Health Ministry informed on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
Under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), over 1.26 crore hospital admissions have been authorised as of September 21.
The CEO of Ayushman Bharat Dr Indu Bhushan has tested positive for COVID-19. Taking to twitter, Dr Bhushan said he is asymptomatic and has isolated himself.
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has presented challenges for several nations, could be an “opportunity” for India to speed up the health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, especially with a focus on primary healthcare, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
The office of the National Health Authority, the nodal agency for Ayushman Bharat, was sealed in Delhi after one of the employees tested positive for coronavirus
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that coronavirus tests for the poor and people from economically weaker sections (EWS) must be conducted free-of-charge
The Centre's flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat will be implemented in Delhi from the upcoming financial year, Delhi's finance minister Manish Sisodia announced in his budget speech
A group of HIV-infected persons has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include them in the Centre's flagship health protection scheme -- Ayushman Bharat.
Implementation of Ayushman Bharat in Bihar has crossed a major milestone with 51 lakh beneficiary cards being issued. With this, e-cards has been issued to more than 24.19 lakh families which are 22 per cent of the eligible families under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).
A total of 5.88 lakh families in the National Capital Territory (NCT) could benefit from Ayushman Bharat, billed as the world’s largest healthcare scheme. Further, the total potential individual beneficiaries from Ayushman Bharat number more than 26 lakh in Delhi
A total 171 hospitals have been de-empanelled and penalties to the tune of Rs 4.5 crore have been imposed on hospitals for allegedly committed fraud and indulging in malcpractices under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, the apex body implementing it said on Friday.
The Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme will generate employment of 1,20,000 community health officers who will be placed at health and wellness centres by 2022, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
NITI Aayog Member Vinod K. Paul underscored two priority areas for the public health sector.
Nearly 1,200 cases of fraud have been confirmed and action has been taken against 338 hospitals, he said, asserting that the government has zero tolerance towards corruption.
Exploiting loopholes in the Union Government's mega health scheme - Ayushman Bharat, hundreds of doctors allegedly pocketed huge amounts of public funds meant for the treatment of poor patients. Though the scandal seems to have spread across various states, initial reports indicate that several hospitals in Uttarakhand have been found involved in siphoning off funds under the scheme.
PM Narendra Modi appealed Kerala government to be part of Ayushman Bharat Scheme during his recent visit to the state. Kerala Health Minister K K Shaylaja said that the state is already part of the scheme and that PM Narendra Modi "misunderstood" the current status.
The hospital authorities though accepted that the patient died at the facility, rejected suggestion it was linked with politics, saying no hospital has any political, religious or caste affiliation.
At least 15,000 hospitals have so far been empanelled under the scheme out of which, 15 per cent are private hospitals, he said, urging more healthcare establishments to join the movement.
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