In 2008, India’s Labour Ministry launched a hospital insurance scheme called Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) covering ‘Below Poverty Line’ (BPL) households. RSBY is implemented through insurance companies; premiums are subsidized by Union and States governments (75 : 25%). We examined RSBY’s enrolment of BPL, costs vs. budgets and policy ramifications.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rsby-india%E2%80%99s-platform-implementing-universal-hospital-insurance
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-m-dror
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sukumar-vellakkal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-medical-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-insurance
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/government-india-goi
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
