Will states bite the fiscal bullet on Modicare?

Experts believe that states will be in a predicament because of their tight fiscal position and reluctance to replace their own health schemes with this newly announced National Health Protection......

GST for Covid medicines pegged at 5%: Govt

COVID-19 medicines and instruments are being sold at a GST rate of five per cent while other medicines are sold at a GST rate between five and 12 per cent ever since the pandemic started, Union......

Health insurance for all BPL families

The government proposes to bring all BPL families under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY). Announcing this while presenting the Budget in Parliament on Monday, the Finance Minister Pranab......

Govt extends health insurance cover to poorer sections

The government has decided to extend health insurance cover to sections such as rickshaw pullers, rag pickers, mine workers, sanitation workers, and auto rickshaw and taxi drivers. This decision......