Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
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Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) | |
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Country | India |
Prime Minister(s) | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
Launched | 1 April 2008 |
Status | Active |
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY, literally "National Health Insurance Programme",
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In the Union Budget for 2012–13, the government made a total allocation of ₹1,096.7 crore (US$140 million) towards RSBY. Although meant to cover the entire
The scheme has won plaudits from the
One of the big changes that this scheme entails is bringing investments to unserved areas. Most private investments in healthcare in India have been focused on tertiary or specialized care in urban areas. However, with RSBY coming in, the scenario is changing. New age companies like Glocal Healthcare Systems, a company based out of Kolkata and funded by Tier I Capital Funds like Sequoia Capital and Elevar Equity are setting up State of Art Hospitals in Semi Urban - rural settings. This trend can create the infrastructure that India's healthcare system desperately needs.[9]
As per report from Council for Social Development, it was found that this scheme has not been very effective. Increase in outpatient expenditure, hospitalization and medicines have compelled insurance companies to exclude several diseases out of their policies and thus making it not affordable for BPL families.[10] Report also has found that most of the beneficiaries are from higher classes and not targeted beneficiaries.
See also
- Health Care Access Among Dalits in India
References
- ^ a b Jackie Range. "India's poor get healthcare in a card". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana | India Portal". india.gov.in. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b "About RSBY". Ministry of Labour and Employment. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana".
- ^ "RSBY:National Summary". Ministry of Labour and Employment. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Healthy outlook in Budget". The Hindu BusinessLine. 22 March 2012.
- ^ ISBN 9789352606740. Retrieved 3 January 2020., Citation: Currently revamped RSMY covers three crore workers...RSBY will be responsible for providing secondary healthcare benefits also.'.
- ^ "German delegation visiting India to take Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana lessons". The Economic Times. 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Rural India looking for high quality healthcare". The Economic Times. 3 February 2012.
- ^ "Poor risk cover". The Hindu.
- ^ "Less than half of budgeted allocation for Modicare released: Parl panel report", Hindustan Times, 13 March 2018