The world’s largest publicly funded health insurance program is called Ayushman Bharat PMJAY. It offers health coverage for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization worth Rs 5 lakh per family annually. Under the program, all Indian citizens over 70 will receive free medical care.
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu announced today that under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance system, any Indian citizen over 70 would receive free treatment. She stated before the joint sitting of Parliament that the nation’s plans to open 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras are also moving quickly.
55 crore beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) are receiving free medical care. “In addition, the government will make another choice in this regard.
Under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana, every senior who is older than 70 would now be covered and eligible for free care, the President announced. By providing health coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family year, the largest publicly sponsored health insurance scheme in the world, AB-PMJAY, aims to cover 12 crore families for hospitalization in secondary and tertiary care.
