The government released a draft Bill termed Digital Information Security in Healthcare Bill, which seeks to give powers to citizens about their health data and pushes for penalties on misuse

“Why would you buy health insurance while you are young and healthy?”
“Get health insurance to save tax”
“Aren’t you already covered by your employer?”

Ideally, a strong primary healthcare system must precede any financial protection intervention at scale for hospitalisation costs.

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday gave its nod for the launch of 'Ayushman Bharat' - National Health Protection Mission to provide a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually to 10 crore poor and

Cabinet approves new health policy

BHOPAL: In the absence of well-defined data on infant mortality rate (IMR) and under 5 mortality rate ((U5MR) across districts, residences, social classes and genders, the IMR and U5MR continue to

NEW DELHI: At least half of the world's population cannot obtain essential health services and each year about 100 million people, including in India, are being pushed into poverty because they hav