Modicare: Govt's flagship National Health Protection Scheme explained
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- Updated Mar 22, 2018 6:53 PM IST
The NDA goverment's ambitious National Health Protection Scheme was approved by the Union government. Dubbed as the world's largest government-funded health care programme, the mega plan will cover 40% of the population with pre-existing diseases. Some highlights:
- The National Health Protection Scheme or 'Modicare' promises universal access to healthcare.
- It is supposed to be the world's largest health care initiative.
- Modicare is set to roll out later this year.
- To help 100 million families with an annual insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh per family
- To impact the lives of 500 million poor and underprivileged people
- To cover secondary and tertiary healthcare, mostly hospital care
- Govt to set up 1.5 lakh health & wellness centres
- Each centre will cater to 5,000 people
- Maternal and Child Healthcare
- Mental Health
- Vaccinations
- Screening Facilities
- The scheme will cover all pre-existing diseases
- Pre-hospitalisation expenses of 3 days and post-hospitalisation for 15 days will be covered
- Rs 16,000 crore has been earmarked for 2018-19 and 2019-20
- The premium are expected to be shared on a 60:40 basis between the Centre and states.
- As per Niti Aayog, the premium per family will be around Rs 1,000-1,200